Investigation into the Windrush Compensation Scheme
Published on:This investigation covers the Home Office’s establishment and administration of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 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 Communities and Local Government during 2013-14.
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BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2016 – audit report of the C&AG
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, reports to the House of Commons on the systems in place to collect TV licence fee revenue.
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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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Governance and transparency
The NAO’s governance arrangements ensure that we operate effectively and transparently with due oversight while maintaining our independence.
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About us
The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. We support Parliament in holding government to account and we help improve public services through our high-quality audits.
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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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Improving productivity could release tens of billions for government priorities
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
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Departmental Overview Ministry of Defence 2019
Published on:This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
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The management of tax expenditures
Published on:This report examines the effectiveness of HM Treasury’s and HMRC’s use of their resources in the management of tax expenditures.
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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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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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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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Departmental Overview: Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance 2019
Published on:This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
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Improving services is a team game
Published on:Imagine being asked to design and provide a service that meets the needs of everyone in your street. This crossed my mind when the borough where I live in London became a surge testing location for coronavirus. For me that means producing a service that works for Margaret and David, the retired couple that have […]
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A Short Guide to the Cabinet Office
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
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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.
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A Short Guide to HM Treasury
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
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A Short Guide to the Department of Health
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
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NAO identifies need for improvements to developer funding system
Published on:Weaknesses in the MHCLG developer contributions system are undermining councils’ ability to negotiate with developers, says the NAO.