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  1. Capability is for contract life, not just for procurement

    Insight Opinion

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    The NAO’s work includes looking at a huge range of government activities, and the setting up and managing of commercial arrangements are central to many of them. This became very clear when looking back at twenty years of our work auditing government’s spending and reporting on its value for money for taxpayers. Over this time, […]

  2. High Speed Two: A progress update

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.

  3. Rolling out smart meters

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s progress in rolling out smart meters.

  4. Confirmed impacts: Using our expertise to help improve consumer protection across central and local government

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    This impacts case study shows how our work and identification of the cost of inadequate consumer protection was a catalyst for improvements to consumer law and delivery and accountability arrangements.

    It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

  5. Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

    Report Value for money

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    This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.

  6. Major programmes – what are we learning?

    Insight Opinion

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    Since we first published our Framework to review programmes in 2017 there has been no let-up in NAO reports on major projects and programmes, most recently on Crossrail, the Emergency Services Network and the Stonehenge by-pass road. From the need to manage the risks of untried approaches to signs warning of unrealistic cost estimates, this […]

  7. Confirmed impacts: Helping to improve accountability in the health system

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    This impacts case study shows how our frequent highlighting of the need for consistent and reliable data and clearer accountability has improved reporting and data assurance in the health system.

    It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.