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  1. Highways Agency: Contracting for Highways Maintenance

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    Since the introduction of a new type of maintenance contract in 2001 by the Highways Agency there have been some improvements in the quality and delivery to budget of maintenance on England’s motorways and trunk roads.  However, according to a report by the National Audit Office, costs have risen, with those for routine maintenance increasing […]

  2. The sale of the Government’s interest in British Energy

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    The Government received a good price when selling its interest in British Energy. But it is too early to say whether the sale will enable the Government to achieve its strategic objective of ensuring nuclear operators are able to build and operate new nuclear power stations from the earliest possible date and with no public […]

  3. Commercial skills for complex government projects

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    The National Audit Office has warned that the value for money of 43 major government projects worth around £200 billion is at risk because of significant weaknesses in the Government’s commercial skills and expertise. But there is an even greater risk to many other complex projects where skills shortages are not being assessed systematically. The […]

  4. Private Finance Projects

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    This paper has been prepared for the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee to support their inquiry on Private Finance.

  5. The Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales by the Legal Services Commission

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    The National Audit Office has today reported to Parliament that there are risks to value for money from the way the Legal Services Commission (the LSC) administers and procures legal aid for criminal cases. In 2008-09, the Commission spent more than £1.1 billion on criminal legal aid – legal assistance for people suspected of or […]

  6. Ministry of Defence: Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability

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    The National Audit Office has been unable to conclude that the Ministry of Defence has achieved value for money from the procurement phase of its £10.5 billion private finance deal for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA), according to a report released today. Despite managing the later stages of the procurement well, the MOD’s ability […]

  7. School funding in England

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    This report examines the Department for Education’s funding provision and distribution of funding for mainstream schools in England.

  8. The performance and management of hospital PFI contracts

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    Most PFI hospital contracts are well-managed and the evidence indicates that they are currently achieving the value for money expected when the contracts were signed. There continue to be risks, however, to the long-term value for money of these contracts.

  9. Central government’s management of service contracts

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    Central government could make large savings by better managing its contracts for services such as IT, security, catering and cleaning, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. Better contract management could potentially generate estimated savings of between £160 million and £290 million a year, across total annual expenditure on service contracts of […]