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  1. Ministry of Defence: Maximising the Benefits of Defence Equipment Co-Operation

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    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 […]

  2. The Medical Assessment of Incapacity and Disability Benefits

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    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 […]

  3. The Cancellation of the Benefits Payment Card project

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    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 […]

  4. Appropriation Accounts 1998-99 Class XII, Vote 1: Central Government Administered Social Security Benefits and other pay

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    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 […]

  5. Update on government shared services (2026)

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    Spring 2026

    This NAO study will assess whether Cabinet Office and clusters are on track to deliver the Shared Service Strategy’s benefits and savings.

  6. Department for Transport Accounts 2024-25

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    The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Department for Transport’s 2024-25 financial statements.

  7. An analysis of the asylum system

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    Winter 2025/26

    This system analysis is intended to support ongoing Parliamentary scrutiny and further audit work on this complex area of public spending.

  8. The UK’s F-35 capability

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    This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.