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  1. The rural broadband programme

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    The programme to make superfast broadband widely available in each area of the UK is currently expected to be delivered nearly two years later than planned.

  2. Regulating defined contribution pension schemes

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    The Pensions Regulator and other agencies regulating defined contribution pension schemes should take a concerted approach towards collecting evidence and assessing risks to members.

  3. Electricity networks

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    This report examines how effectively Ofgem has used electricity network price controls to protect consumers and achieve government’s environmental goals.

  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 […]

  6. The Border Force: securing the border

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    The Border Force has successfully implemented full passenger checks and cut queuing times but at the cost of maintaining other aspects of border security.

  8. HMRC The compliance and enforcement programme

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    A major HMRC programme to improve the way it tackles evasion delivered £4.32 billion of additional tax yield, reduced staff numbers and improved compliance work. However the Department is not yet exploiting the full potential of its new systems.

  9. Universal Credit advances fraud

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    This report outlines the extent of Universal Credit advances fraud and the DWP’s actions to detect, recover and prevent it.

  11. Rolling out smart meters

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    This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s progress in rolling out smart meters.

  12. The New Homes Bonus

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    The NAO believes a review of the New Homes Bonus scheme is essential to ensure the Department understands the substantial financial risks to local authorities.

  15. Fracking for shale gas in England

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    This report sets out the facts about the government’s support of shale gas development in England.

  16. Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs annual accounts 2017-18

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    Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2017-18 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs. His report focuses on tax revenue; Personal Tax Credits and Child Benefit error and fraud; and HMRC’s digital transformation programme.

  17. Investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance

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    This investigation covers a single, major cause of underpayment error in ESA. This error relates to people whose existing benefit claim was converted to ESA and who were entitled to income-related ESA but were only awarded contribution-based ESA.

  20. Managing early departures in central government

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    Departments have acted quickly to reduce staff numbers and this should bring significant savings. To sustain these savings, and deliver long-term value for money improvements, staff numbers must stay at these reduced levels and departments must develop new ways of working.