Improving productivity could release tens of billions for government priorities
Published on:Significant annual savings worth tens of billions of pounds are available through improving public sector productivity, the head of the NAO will say.
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The Major Projects Report 2013
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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The Restart Scheme for long-term unemployed people
Published on:This report looks at the Restart scheme, DWP’s employment support response for people who are long-term unemployed.
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The Help to Buy equity loan scheme
Published on:The Help to Buy equity loan scheme is improving access to mortgage finance, but the scheme’s costs will be substantial.
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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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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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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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Management of Telephones in the Benefits Agency
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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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Department of Social Security – Benefits Agency – Performance Measurement
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Payments of Social Security Benefits to Overseas Customers
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Ministry of Defence: Maximising the Benefits of Defence Equipment Co-Operation
Published on: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 […]
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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.