Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally.
This impacts case study shows how our work motivated the Department for Health to develop a tool and coding system that standarised and reduced consumables procurement costs in the NHS.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
The first phase of the Care Act has been implemented well, but this places new responsibilities on local authorities whose core funding is being significantly reduced.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.
Local authorities have worked hard to manage reductions in government funding, but the DCLG needs to be better informed about the situation across England.
The provision of adequate adult social care poses a significant public service challenge. Demand for care is rising while public spending is falling.
Many academies are performing impressively in delivering the Academies Programme’s intended improvements. Most academies are achieving greater rates of improvement in academic attainment than their predecessor schools.
Victim Support is highly regarded by the 1.4 million victims and witnesses who make use of its services each year. But according to a National Audit Office report, published today, the rate at which victims are referred to Victim Support varies widely from area to area and only a small proportion of victims of unreported […]
Our Environment and Climate Change Insights team brings together expertise on environment and climate change, private sector sustainability, financial reporting and audit.
An upcoming National Audit Office report will focus on the Home Office’s approach to supporting police forces to improve their productivity.
Government set an ambitious timetable to expand free childcare; consequently, it’s facing uncertainty on feasibility, costs, and benefits.
The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
Government has provided over £20 billion of support to biomass businesses but it can’t yet demonstrate adherence to its sustainability rules.
The Annual Report and Accounts shares details of our work and performance.
Our Insights teams provide insights and expertise on how public services can be improved.
This report examines if government is achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities.
We’ve developed a set of principles and examples outlining good practice in Annual Reporting
This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.