Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund
Published on:The Government has committed £933 million from the Libor Fund, but cannot yet confirm that all the money has been used as intended.
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Ambition to reduce Crown Court backlog no longer achievable
Published on:The Crown Court backlog is the highest on record and the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ambition to reduce the caseload to 53,000 by March 2025 is no longer achievable.
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The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032
Published on:This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
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Short guide to the NAO’s work on the Ministry of Defence
Published on:This short guide is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Ministry of Defence during the last Parliament.
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Perspectives of Non-Governmental Organisations on the Comprehensive Approach – NAO Paper for Defence Select Committee
Published on:This paper is the result of research undertaken in June 2009 in response to a House of Commons Defence Select Committee request that the NAO identify the views of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) about the Government’s Comprehensive Approach.
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Carrier Strike: The 2012 reversion decision
Published on:The MOD acted promptly to revert to the decision to buy the vertical take-off version of the Joint Strike Fighter but will have to manage significant risks.
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The Equipment Plan 2021 to 2031
Published on:This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
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Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2008-2009
Published on:This briefing has been prepared for the Defence Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Ministry of Defence in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2009
Published on:The current defence programme is unaffordable, according to a report from the National Audit Office. The Ministry of Defence has already reduced the deficit between the defence budget and planned expenditure by £15 billion, but a shortfall of between £6 billion and £36 billion remains. The financial crisis means a substantial increase in funding is […]
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The Ajax programme
Published on:This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
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Review of the Conflict Pool
Published on:The Conflict Pool funds discretionary activities that support conflict prevention, stabilisation and contribute to peacekeeping overseas. It is managed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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Ministry of Defence: The Defence Information Infrastructure
Published on:The Ministry of Defence programme to replace hundreds of different IT systems with a single, secure, high quality computer infrastructure is based on a sound rationale and convincing business case. According to a National Audit Office report issued today, the Defence Information Infrastructure Programme (DII) has delivered important benefits, but has run into implementation difficulties, […]
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Ministry of Defence: Treating injury and illness arising on military operations
Published on:A report released today by the National Audit Office has found that the clinical treatment and rehabilitation of service personnel seriously injured on military operations are highly effective. The report notes, however, that the rate of illness and minor injury among personnel on operations has almost doubled in three years. Military commanders, and the patients to […]
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Ministry of Defence: Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability
Published on: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 […]
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Community Legal Service Fund and Criminal Defence Service accounts 2009-10
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified the 2009-10 accounts of the Legal Services Commission because of overpayments made by the Commission to legal aid providers, estimated at almost £77 million.
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Managing flood risk
Published on:This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.
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Improving the performance of major equipment contracts
Published on:This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
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Progress with VFM savings and lessons for cost reduction programmes
Published on:This report looks at how much the Treasury’s Value for Money savings programme has improved value for money across government. The programme aims to achieve government-wide annual savings of £35 billion from 2008-09 to 2010-11.
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The Red Dragon project
Published on:Red Dragon – a project by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Welsh Assembly Government and the then Welsh Development Agency (the Welsh Authorities) to provide modern aviation repair facilities at St Athan, South Wales – has cost the taxpayer around £113 million, although it was meant to have saved MOD money and protected jobs in […]
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Ministry of Defence: Service Families Accommodation
Published on:A National Audit Office report has found that the condition of 90 per cent of the Service Families Accommodation in Britain is at the two highest of four standards. However a specially-conducted survey has however revealed that, while 52 per cent of Service families feel their Ministry of Defence accommodation is in a good condition, […]