Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today told Parliament that defence equipment acquisition was an inherently complex and often expensive task. Co-operation adds another layer of complexity. It also offers potential economic, military, industrial and political benefits but in the past not all of these have been secured. Recent initiatives from the […]
In a report to Parliament today, head of the NAO Sir John Bourn recognised that the outsourcing of the Department of Social Security’s medical assessment service had reduced costs and speeded up the turnaround of work. But the standard of medical assessments and the quality of service to benefit customers need to improve. The service […]
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that the failure to introduce the Benefits Payment Card had cost the Department of Social Security some £127 million in nugatory system development. Delays in the Card programme, which was part of a pioneering Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project designed also to […]
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported the results of his examination of the Benefits Agency’s Appropriation Account. Sir John qualified his audit opinion on the account due to the level of benefit fraud and the level of error in benefit awards, principally in income support and jobseeker’s allowance. This account […]
This National Audit Office (NAO) report examines whether DWP has an effective approach to tackling overpayments in the welfare system.
The MoD’s current controls for how it manages two major military programmes on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are clear.
This NAO study will assess whether Cabinet Office and clusters are on track to deliver the Shared Service Strategy’s benefits and savings.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Department for Transport’s 2024-25 financial statements.
The Comptroller & Auditor General has modified his audit opinion on HMRC’s Resource Accounts due to material levels of fraud and error.
This system analysis is intended to support ongoing Parliamentary scrutiny and further audit work on this complex area of public spending.
This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.