Care leavers’ transitions to adulthood
Published on:The government has made a commitment to improve support for young people leaving foster or residential care in England but the system is not working effectively.
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Funding for disadvantaged pupils
Published on:While the impact of the Pupil Premium will take time to become clear, it has the potential to bring about a significant improvement in outcomes. However, the Department for Education and schools have more to do.
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The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement programme
Published on:UK Government says it is on track to meet target to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020. Local authorities’ ability to secure suitable school places and houses a risk to success. NAO estimate programme will cost £1.12bn by 2020.
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Financial sustainability of fire and rescue services
Published on: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
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English devolution deals
Published on:Devolution deals to devolve power from central government to local areas in England offer opportunities to stimulate economic growth and reform public services for local users, but the arrangements are untested and government could do more to provide confidence that these deals will achieve the benefits intended
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Children in need of help or protection
Published on:The Department for Education recognised since 2010 that child protection services are not good enough but its subsequent response has not yet resulted in better outcomes. Spending on children’s social work, including on child protection, varies widely across England and is not related to quality. Neither the DfE nor authorities understand why spending varies.
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Health and social care integration
Published on:The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
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Financial sustainability of local authorities: capital expenditure and resourcing
Published on:Local authorities have kept up levels of capital spending but face pressure to meet debt costs and maintain investment in existing assets.
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Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
Published on:The Government did not meet its goal of transferring by 1 June 2014 all people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, for whom it was appropriate, from mental hospitals into the community.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2012-13
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 Communities and Local Government during 2012-13.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for Communities and Local Government
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Communities and Local Government’s 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. -
Local welfare provision
Published on:Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.
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Department for Communities and Local Government Accounts 2012-13
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified his regularity opinion on the 2012-13 financial statements of the Department for Communities and Local Government. This is in respect of two breaches by the DCLG of spending limits authorised by Parliament.
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Confirmed impacts: NAO report makes an important contribution to the debate on local authority financial health
Published on:We recommended that the Department for Communities and Local Government improve its evaluation of the impact of funding changes on local authorities’ financial sustainability.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
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Public service markets: Putting things right when they go wrong
Published on:Over 10 million people who used public services (about 1 in 5) in the UK last year faced problems with the services. Detriment can and does occur. But users find the complaints and redress systems confusing.
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Local government funding: Assurance to Parliament
Published on:The Department has increased local authorities’ flexibility over their funding, but as a result has less information on how funds are being spent.
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Care Act first-phase reforms
Published on: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.
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Conflicts of interest
Published on:This report outlines the importance of recognising and adequately managing conflicts of interest.
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Devolving responsibilities to cities in England: Wave 1 City Deals
Published on:Wave 1 City Deals encouraged cities to develop capacity to manage devolved funding and increased responsibility. It is too early to tell what impact they will have on growth.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2015
Published on:This briefing on the NHS and sustainability in England has been prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It focuses on identifying potential good practice, opportunities and challenges and draws on the NAO’s good practice criteria.