Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2023-24
Published on:This report summarises the key information and insights from our examinations of Defra and related bodies in the sector in England.
Search results for 'Food and farming'
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Progress on the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme
Published on:This an update on earlier reports by the NAO and Committee of Public Accounts on the progress of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme. It focuses primarily on the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments to English farmers and landowners and improvements to the process for the 2016 and future years.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2013-14
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during 2013-14.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency Accounts 2013-14
Published on:Defra’s 2013-14 accounts have not been qualified but the C&AG warns of the likelihood of the European Commission’s imposing significant financial penalties on the department in future.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2012-13
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2012-13
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency Accounts 2012-13
Published on:The level of penalties imposed by the EC has gone down in 2012-13 to £20 million but this is largely caused by administrative delay in the Commission rather than improved compliance by Defra.
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Streamlining farm oversight
Published on:Farm oversight activity does not deliver value for money for the taxpayer and continues to burden compliant farmers unnecessarily.
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Review of the data systems for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
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The accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and of the Rural Payments Agency 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, has published his audit opinion on the 2011-12 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Rural Payments Agency.
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Efficiency review: Food Standards Agency – the delivery of meat hygiene official controls
Published on:The National Audit Office (NAO) has undertaken an efficiency review of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) delivery of meat hygiene official controls.
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2011-12
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 15 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during 2011-12.
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Food safety and authenticity in the processed meat supply chain
Published on:The horsemeat incident in January 2013 exposed weaknesses in control in the food supply chain.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Financial Management Report 2011
Published on:Despite the fact that the Defra has made improvements in its financial management, the NAO cannot yet conclude that the Department is achieving value for money in its financial management activity.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Rural Payments Agency 2010-2011 financial statements
Published on:The NAO has published its report on the 2010-11 accounts of the Rural payments Agency.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010-2011 accounts
Published on:The NAO has published its report on the 2010-11 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010-2011
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during 2010-2011.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Managing front line delivery costs
Published on:Defra needs good cost information to scrutinise and challenge its arm’s length bodies, so that it can reduce costs with minimal disruption to frontline services.
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Assessing the cost to public funds of animal diseases
Published on:Commentary on cost data provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Advisory Group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing
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Tackling diffuse water pollution in England
Published on:The Environment Agency’s approach to tackling diffuse water pollution, such as run-off from agricultural land, has not, to date, proved value for money. The development of River Basin Management Plans now offers an opportunity to target work by the Agency and others to tackle this complex problem.