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  1. Update on the rollout of smart meters

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    A National Audit Office (NAO) report updating on government’s ambition to rollout smart meters across Great Britain

  2. Hinkley Point C

    Report Value for money

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    The Department has committed electricity consumers and taxpayers to a high cost and risky deal in a changing energy marketplace. We cannot say the Department has maximised the chances that it will achieve value for money.

  3. Progress on the government estate strategy

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    Departments have continued to reduce their estates and government is now getting better value for money. The Government Property Unit, however, has not yet made much progress towards its more challenging objective of creating an integrated estate.

  4. Converting maintained schools to academies

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    This report focuses on the arrangements for converting schools to academies. We assess the Department for Education’s approach and the extent of conversion; the robustness, cost and speed of the conversion process; and the availability of sponsors and multi-academy trusts to support schools to convert to academies.

  5. Rail reform: the rail transformation programme

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    The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.

  6. Employment support: The Kickstart Scheme

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    This report examines how well DWP’s Kickstart scheme was implemented, and whether it is having the intended positive impact.

  7. Managing conflicts of interest and keeping public trust

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    High profile incidents remind individuals and organisations just how important it is to manage potential conflicts of interest. In March 2017, the Court of the Bank of England commissioned a review of the institution’s approach to managing conflicts of interest. The review was prompted by the resignation of Charlotte Hogg who had been Deputy Governor […]

  8. Active travel in England

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    Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.

  9. Employment support

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    This briefing presents information on how DWP supports people into work, and the challenges it may face in delivering support.

  10. Financial impacts from our work in 2012

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    The file contains all of the impacts of £5,000 or more which contribute to the overall total financial impacts claimed by the NAO of £1,186 million for 2012.

    Financial impacts represent our estimate of the financial benefits achieved following implementation of the NAO’s recommendations to government.

    Estimates are subject to internal quality assurance review, are agreed with senior management of the audited bodies and are independently validated by our external auditors.

  11. Government’s management of legal aid

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    The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.

  12. Supporting investment into the UK

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    This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.

  13. Department For Work and Pensions: Progress in tackling benefit fraud

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    The Department for Work and Pensions has made good progress in tackling benefit fraud, which is estimated to have fallen from an estimated £2 billion in 2000-01 to £800 million in 2006-07, a substantial achievement by its staff, although definitional changes have helped. Tackling benefit fraud is inherently difficult as it is in the nature […]