Vulnerable consumers in regulated industries
Published on:Regulators and government need to work together better to ensure that vulnerable consumers get the support they need.
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Evaluating the government balance sheet: financial assets and investments
Published on:We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
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The new generation electronic monitoring programme
Published on:The case for a huge expansion of electronic monitoring using GPS was unproven, but the Ministry of Justice pursued an overly ambitious and high risk strategy anyway. Ultimately it has not delivered.
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Evaluating the government balance sheet: pensions
Published on:We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
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Planning for 100% local retention of business rates
Published on:DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.
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Evaluating the government balance sheet: provisions, contingent liabilities and guarantees
Published on:We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).
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Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2006-07 – NAO briefing for the Communities and Local Government Committee
Published on:This briefing is prepared for the Communities and Local Government Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government in the financial year 2006-07 and subsequent months.
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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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NAO Briefing: The education of Service personnel: findings of a National Audit Office consultation
Published on:This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Defence Committee to help inform its inquiry into the education of Service personnel, its fourth in a series of inquiries looking at the workings of the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Leaving the services
Published on:The Ministry of Defence offers a good range of resettlement support for those leaving the Armed Forces, and most people adapt back into civilian life easily and comfortably. There are a minority of people who have a more difficult time finding employment, housing or making the social transition. A National Audit Office survey of those […]
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NAO memorandum: Research and Development funding for science and technology
Published on:This memorandum was prepared for the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. It provides an overview of Research and Development (R&D) spending in the UK since 1995, details the flow of funding from public and private sources, and compares R&D spending in the UK with spending in other countries.
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NAO Briefing: The education of Service children: findings of a National Audit Office consultation
Published on:This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Defence Committee to help inform its inquiry into the education of Service children, its third in a series of inquiries looking at the workings of the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Managing the Defence Estate: Quality and sustainability
Published on:The Ministry of Defence has introduced positive changes to how it manages its estate and has invested substantial resources to maintain and improve it. The MoD, however, accepts that it has more work to do to provide a sustainable estate of the right quality, the National Audit Office has today reported to Parliament. The MoD […]
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Magnox contract
Published on:The NDA’s fundamental failures in the Magnox contract procurement raise serious questions about its understanding of procurement regulations and its ability to manage large, complex procurements.
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Managing the welfare cap
Published on:The welfare cap is encouraging a greater understanding of spending on some benefits and tax credits across government, but it is important that processes for managing the cap are reliable.
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Delivering the defence estate
Published on:The MoD has developed a strategy that identifies the estate it needs and the 25% of its estate it can dispose of by 2040. However, the strategy and current funding levels allow only for a partial reversal of the decline in the condition of the remaining estate. There is a significant risk that the poor condition of the estate will affect the Department’s ability to provide the defence capability needed.
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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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Local Enterprise Partnerships
Published on:The role and remit of Local Enterprise Partnerships has grown since 2010, but the approach taken by DCLG to overseeing Growth Deals risks future value for money.
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Progress in tackling pensioner poverty: encouraging take up of entitlements
Published on:The Pension Service has made real and substantial progress since 2002 in helping pensioners to secure their entitlements using new and well thought through approaches, but will need to build on this work to improve take-up still further. A report today by the National Audit Office highlights the need to develop local work to reach […]
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Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation
Published on:The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Green Deal design not only failed to deliver any meaningful benefit, it increased suppliers’ costs – and therefore energy bills – in meeting their obligations through the ECO scheme.