Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies
Published on:This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
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Personalised commissioning in adult social care
Published on:The Department of Health now needs to gain a better understanding of the different ways to commission personalised services for users, and how these lead to improvements in user outcomes.
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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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Shared ownership is a complex part-buy, part-rent model, not always fully understood by those who enter it
Published on:Shared ownership, now the largest remaining government-supported housing scheme, is a complex arrangement and can cause unexpected fees
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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 Quality Commission
Published on: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.
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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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Services for people with neurological conditions: progress review
Published on:Services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions need further improvement.
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New housing investment needs clear priorities to unlock the homes the country needs
Published on:The NAO examines whether MHCLG’s work to increase the supply of suitable land for housing development will help deliver 1.5m new homes.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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A Short Guide to HM Revenue & Customs
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 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 for International Development
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.