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.
BEIS worked quickly to introduce financial support for rising energy bills (currently estimated at £69bn), recognising it had to make compromises.
Our report assesses government’s progress in tackling unnecessary waste, and concludes it lacks effective long-term plans.
Last December, the government published a Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement. It stressed that investments should be subject to consideration of the public good, including supporting national priorities. It discussed leveraging commercial activity to achieve social and environmental value. For our good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle, we examined similar opportunities and […]
The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber power in a world increasingly shaped by technologies that offer many benefits but also pose risks. The strategy reiterates that government remains an attractive […]
This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.
This report evaluates whether Defra’s management of new tree-planting schemes is likely to achieve value for money.
This investigation examines the British Steel Pension Scheme.
This report examines whether the Home Office is well placed to deliver value for money from the Police Uplift Programme.
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.
This report examines whether DCMS and Sport England have achieved value for money for spending on sport and physical activity.
The C&AG has reported on the 2020-21 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Overseas Superannuation Accounts.
If the government wants to modernise, it must start with its data – but addressing the government’s data issues isn’t easy.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This report makes recommendations for Crossrail Ltd and the programme sponsors as Crossrail nears completion.
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources.
This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.
This report examines the strategic management of the Environmental Land Management scheme.
This report examines the extent to which the regulation of private renting supports DLUHC’s aim to ensure fairness for renters.
This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.