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UK Research and Innovation’s management of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Published on:This report examines whether the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is likely to deliver value for money.
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FCDO’s £285 million investment in St Helena Airport has not yet achieved expected benefits
Published on:FCDO’s £285mn investment in St Helena Airport has not yet achieved expected benefits, including increased tourism and self-generated income.
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Data is not just about numbers but opportunities
Published on:The first in a series of blogs looking at the Commercial Lifecycle covers data.
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Child Maintenance Client Funds Account 2018-19
Published on:The C&AG has published his audit opinions for 2018-19 on the 1993, 2003 and 2012 Child Maintenance Schemes.
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Public services can benefit from government improving how it works with technology suppliers
Published on:Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.
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National Offender Management Service: Realising the benefits of the headquarters’ restructure
Published on:This management report examines how the National Offender Management Service planned and is implementing the restructure of its headquarters.
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DfE must increase student numbers to realise full benefits of T Level qualifications
Published on:The Department for Education (DfE) must address issues surrounding student take-up to continue to scale up T Levels.
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Capability is for contract life, not just for procurement
Published on: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, […]
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Review of the Town Deals selection process
Published on:This report sets out the process by which MHCLG chose the 101 towns in England it invited to develop Town Deals.
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Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2018-19
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the 2018-19 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Local authority investment in commercial property
Published on:Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
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Test and trace in England – progress update
Published on:This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
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High Speed Two: A progress update
Published on:This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.
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Confirmed impacts: Using our expertise to help improve consumer protection across central and local government
Published on: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.
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Rolling out smart meters
Published on:This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s progress in rolling out smart meters.
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Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown
Published on:This report looks at how effectively government met the needs of clinically extremely vulnerable through the shielding programme.
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Confirmed impacts: Helping to improve accountability in the health system
Published on: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.
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Projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio
Published on:This report examines projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, which comprises the biggest and riskiest projects across government
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Confirmed impacts: Improving data quality and records retention of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our identification of data and management weaknesses was pivotal in leading to the implementation of actions to address them.
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.