Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on:This report establishes the facts on how the government has provided accommodation for rough sleepers during COVID-19.
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Reform of the rail franchising programme
Published on:The management of rail franchising has improved since 2012 however significant risks remain to achieving value for money as the programme develops.
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Investigation into financial support for students at alternative higher education providers
Published on:We focus on specific concerns about the financial support provided to students attending some alternative HE colleges and other providers.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Tackling Benefit Fraud
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions have made good progress in tackling benefit fraud and estimating the level of fraud and error in key benefits, according to the National Audit Office. By March 2002 the Department had cut the estimated level of fraud and error in Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance by 24 per cent […]
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Managing debt owed to central government
Published on:Government is owed a large amount of money but has no overall view of its debt reduction objectives nor of the financial risk that the debt poses.
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Personal Independence Payment: early progress
Published on:The DWP has had to delay the Personal Independence Payment programme’s roll-out and reduce expected savings during this Spending Review period.
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Investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Published on:In December 2015 a five year contract, worth around £800 million between UnitingCare Partnership and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group collapsed after only 8 months because it ran into financial difficulties. NAO examined the design, procurement and operation of the contract and the events that led to its termination.
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Progress with the New Hospital Programme
Published on:The New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.
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Equipment Plan 2013 – 2023
Published on:MOD’s procurement budget is now more stable, despite a £754m increase in the cost of the carriers, but there are still risks to the affordability of the equipment plan.
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Forecasting in government to achieve value for money
Published on:Inadequate forecasting is an entrenched problem for government departments, leading to poor value for money and increased costs for the taxpayer.
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The Office of Telecommunications: Helping consumers benefit from competition in the telecommunications market
Published on:Oftel has taken steps to improve consumer awareness in the fixed line telecommunications market to help consumers take advantage of the choices available, according to a report presented to Parliament today by Sir John Bourn, the head of the National Audit Office. But the report recognises that while some consumers will choose not to switch […]
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Evaluation in Government
Published on:Treasury expects all departments to evaluate the ex post impacts and costs of all their interventions, including spending, taxation and regulation. This activity should provide valuable information on the cost-effectiveness of government interventions, for the purposes of accountability and to learn lessons to improve current and future policies.
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Responding to change in jobcentres
Published on:The jobcentre network has coped well in the economic downturn, but must improve performance measures if it is to support claimants effectively.
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Underpayments to Public Service Pensioners on Invalidity Benefit
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Electronic monitoring – a progress update
Published on:This report sets out the NAO’s assessment of the delivery of the electronic monitoring (‘tagging’) transformation programme.
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Government Interventions to Support Future Retirement Incomes
Published on:Measures to encourage people to save for retirement are not being managed by Departments with enough coherence or accountability.
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Improving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases
Published on:This report examines whether Defra is well placed to redevelop the UK’s primary site for managing threats from animal diseases.
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Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix
Published on:HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with Synnex-Concentrix UK Ltd was terminated in November 2016. The contract was designed to add capacity to HMRC’s programme of interventions to prevent or detect error and fraud in personal tax credits awards. HMRC estimated that the contract would save £1 billion over its three year life time and an estimated £193 million, excluding Concentrix’s costs, had been saved by the time of contract termination.
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Getting it right, putting it right – Improving decision-making and appeals in social security benefits
Published on:Following reforms to decision-making and the appeal process in social security benefits, introduced in 1999 by the Department for Work and Pensions, the number of appeals against decisions has fallen overall by around 15 per cent and waiting times for appeal hearings have been cut. Since the reforms, decision-making performance for some benefits, but not […]
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Follow-up on the Charity Commission
Published on:The Charity Commission has made early progress in addressing NAO and Public Accounts Committee recommendations, but significant challenges remain.