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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Invalidity Benefit
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Medical Assessment of Incapacity and Disability Benefits
Published on: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 […]
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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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Discharging older patients from hospital
Published on:There are currently far too many older people in hospitals who do not need to be there. Without radical action, this problem will worsen and add further financial strain to the NHS and local government.