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  6. English Regions: An early progress report on the New Deal for Communities programme

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to parliament today that there are early indications that the New Deal for Communities programme, under the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, is helping to tackle the problems of deprived communities and, despite some difficulties that have been encountered, the programme holds potential for […]

  7. Success in the Regions

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to parliament today that Regional Development Agencies have performed well in their first four years. In order to build on this success the relationship between RDAs and government must continue to evolve. The aim of the reports recommendations is to streamline bureaucracy and enable RDAs […]

  8. Planning for new homes

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    This report assesses how effectively the Department supports the planning regime to provide the right homes in the right places.

  11. The Department for Trade and Industry: Regional Grants in England

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    Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn reported to Parliament today that the Department of Trade and Industry’s use of regional grants had a measurable effect in reducing unemployment in defined ‘Assisted Areas’. The net effects of the schemes, however, depended on such factors as the extent to which jobs would have been […]

  13. Tackling problem debt

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    This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.

  14. Private Finance Recommendations Database

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    Reports produced by the House of Commons’ Committee of Public Accounts (the PAC) following hearings based on our PFI and PPP investigations include nearly 1000 recommendations.

    We have collected these recommendations and the related Treasury responses into a PFI and PPP/Privatisation Recommendations database last updated: 19/06/2009.

  15. Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme

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    This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.

  16. The Building Schools for the Future Programme: Renewing the secondary school estate

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    The Building Schools for the Future programme aims to rebuild, refurbish and provide new Information Technology for all 3,500 secondary schools in England by 2020. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) underestimated how long it would take to launch the programme and build the schools, though the speed of delivery has compared well […]

  18. English Regions – Getting Citizens Involved: Community Participation in Neighbourhood Renewal

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    Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that single Community Programme funding is leading to greater involvement of deprived communities in influencing local decisions but more needs to be done to reach all sectors and groups. Thanks to simple and straightforward grant application procedures the Programme has been successful […]

  19. Childhood obesity

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    This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.

  20. Memorandum: Service Family Accommodation update

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    This memorandum has been prepared to support the Committee of Public Accounts’ consideration of the Ministry of Defence’s provision of accommodation to its service personnel.