High Speed Two: Euston
Published on:The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.
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2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints
Published on:The C&AG has qualified his opinion on the 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints. This is in part owing to expenses paid to its Chief Executive, the former Accounting Officer of the body, which were not retrospectively approved by the Ministry of Justice.
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Universal Credit: progress update
Published on:The DWP has reset Universal Credit on a sounder basis but at significant cost, by extending the time for implementation and choosing a more expensive approach.
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Reforming defence acquisition
Published on:MOD has made good progress stabilising the equipment programme but needs to set out how a bespoke trading entity will transform Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) into the leading defence acquisition organisation by 2017.
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Crossrail – a progress update
Published on:This report makes recommendations for Crossrail Ltd and the programme sponsors as Crossrail nears completion.
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Investigation into the UNBOXED festival
Published on:An investigation into the UNBOXED festival by the National Audit Office found that audience engagement was lower than originally modelled, although the project was delivered on time and is forecast to be on budget.
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Lessons from major rail infrastructure programmes
Published on:This review of five major rail projects highlights lessons the Department for Transport should apply to current and future rail programmes.
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Update on preparations for Smart Metering
Published on:The economic case for the smart metering programme remains positive but there are significant risks and challenges to successful implementation, which must be managed.
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Defence inventory management
Published on:Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
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Entitlement to free early education and childcare
Published on:Significant progress has been made in providing 15 hours of free childcare to parents of 3- and 4-year olds, but the Department of Education has not yet achieved full value for money
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The decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations
Published on:This report examines whether government’s arrangements for decommissioning AGR nuclear power stations will lead to better value for money.
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Supporting local economic growth
Published on:This report considers lessons DLUHC has learned from implementing local growth policies, and how it has applied them.
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Skills Funding Agency Accounts 2014-15
Published on:Skills Funding Agency accounts qualified as £50m paid in advance to FE Colleges
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Strategic flood risk management
Published on:The Environment Agency has improved the cost effectiveness and prioritization of its flood risk spending but current spending is insufficient to meet many flood defence maintenance needs.
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Government Shared Services
Published on:The Government has made progress delivering its latest strategy to share back-office services across Whitehall departments in the past year, but remaining barriers will need to be addressed for it to deliver its plans by 2028 and achieve value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
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Early review of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme
Published on:Defra, the Rural Payments Agency and Government Digital Service have not worked together effectively to deliver the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme.
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Contracted-out health and disability assessments
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions has not yet achieved value for money in managing contracted-out health and disability assessments.
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Progress in improving the medical assessment of incapacity and disability benefits
Published on:The head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, today reported to Parliament that the Department for Work and Pensions and their contractor Schlumberger have improved arrangements for the medical assessment of benefit claims since the National Audit Office reported on this subject in 2001. They have improved the speed of processing, the standard […]
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Progress with trade negotiations
Published on:This report examines government’s progress with its programme of trade negotiations since the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2013-14
Published on:HM Treasury is improving the content of the Whole of Government Accounts, which shows the overall financial position of the UK public sector, and the document has been produced faster than ever.