Evaluating the government balance sheet: borrowing
Published on:Public and private borrowing are high, kept affordable by record low interest rates, and quantitative easing continues ten years after the crisis it responded to.
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Investigation into equipment cannibalisation in the Royal Navy
Published on:Equipment cannibalisation in the Royal Navy has doubled in the past 12 years. It can be effective to meet operational needs but can increase costs and create disruption.
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Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated Accounts 2015-16
Published on:This is the first year in which the Department for Education (the Department) has produced Academy Sector Accounts which consolidate the results of the 3,013 academy trusts that were open during the year ended 31 August 2016.
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Investigation: WannaCry cyber attack and the NHS
Published on:This report investigates the NHS’s response to the cyber attack that affected it in May 2017 and the impact on health services.
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Improving value for money in non-competitive procurement of defence equipment
Published on:The MoD’s new regulations for overseeing non-competitive procurement has the potential to save significant sums of money, if implemented properly.
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The UK Border
Published on:This report provides Parliament with insights on the issues and challenges for government’s management of the border in light of the UK’s planned departure from the European Union.
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Follow-up on alternative higher education providers
Published on:The Department is exerting stronger oversight and sanctioning under-performing providers but there remain issues to resolve, such as more timely identification of underperformance and ineligible payments.
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Care Quality Commission regulating health and social care
Published on:Although the Commission has improved as an organisation, it needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if it is to sustain further improvement.
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Magnox contract
Published on:The NDA’s fundamental failures in the Magnox contract procurement raise serious questions about its understanding of procurement regulations and its ability to manage large, complex procurements.
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Homelessness
Published on:Homelessness has increased across all measures since 2010, with many local authorities now seeing it as a risk to their financial sustainability.
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Retaining and developing the teaching workforce
Published on:Schools, especially secondary schools, face real challenges in retaining and developing their teachers. National data suggest progress but mask significant local variation.
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Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund
Published on:The Government has committed £933 million from the Libor Fund, but cannot yet confirm that all the money has been used as intended.
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Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts
Published on:The cost of clinical negligence in trusts is significant and rising fast, placing increasing financial pressure on an already stretched system.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2016-17 Accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has today qualified the accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited owing to its running a redundancy scheme at enhanced terms without the necessary approvals.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2015-16
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts provide a unique perspective owing to their reach and approach to measuring the government’s financial performance and position.
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Investigation into government’s management of the Business Appointment Rules
Published on:The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Business Appointment Rules, but has not published any guidelines, and has no oversight of departmental compliance.
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Managing the Official Development Assistance target a report on progress
Published on:Official Development Assistance is being increasingly spent by departments other than the Department for International Development.
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Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17
Published on:Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2016-17 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.
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The first sale of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland
Published on:The first sale of government shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland in August 2015 was well planned and organised and represented value for money.
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The Customs Declaration Service
Published on:HMRC has made progress in developing the new customs system, which was part of its existing programme, but it may need to be ready much earlier than originally planned if there is no agreement extending timescales on the transition to any new customs arrangements