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  1. Use of artificial intelligence in government

    Report Value for money

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    AI presents the government with opportunities to transform public services potentially delivering billions of pounds in productivity savings.

  4. Decarbonising the power sector

    Press release

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    This report looks at how DESNZ is set up for power sector decarbonisation while maintaining security of electricity supply and affordability.

  5. Efficiency savings require learning past lessons

    Insight Opinion

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    Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.

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    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.

  9. Using our insight into EU Exit preparations to highlight learning for government

    Insight Opinion

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    Given the wide-reaching impact of membership of the EU, preparing for the UK’s departure from the EU represented a significant challenge to government, with considerable potential consequences for businesses and citizens.   Our programme of work on EU Exit Over the last four years, the NAO has carried out a substantial programme of work on various […]

  10. Right data, right place, right time

    Insight Opinion

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    Have you ever had the frustration of having to provide the same information about yourself to different government services? Have you ever had to make decisions without information about what does and doesn’t work? Data is fundamental to delivering public services, improving systems and processes, and supporting sound decisions – but accessing accurate data is […]

  12. Progress with preparations for High Speed 2

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    HS2 is a large, complex and ambitious programme which is facing cost and time pressures. The unrealistic timetable set for HS2 Ltd by the Department means they are not as ready to deliver as they hoped to be at this point.

  13. Progress with preparations for High Speed 2

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    HS2 is a large, complex and ambitious programme which is facing cost and time pressures. The unrealistic timetable set for HS2 Ltd by the Department means they are not as ready to deliver as they hoped to be at this point.

  14. Confirmed impacts: Using our expertise to help improve consumer protection across central and local government

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    This impacts case study shows how our work and identification of the cost of inadequate consumer protection was a catalyst for improvements to consumer law and delivery and accountability arrangements.

    It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

  15. Children in care

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    The Department for Education is not meeting its objectives to improve the quality of care and the stability of placements for children in care.

  16. Planning for the Better Care Fund

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    The Better Care Fund is an innovative idea but the quality of early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the ambition. Current plans forecast £314m of savings for the NHS rather than the £1 billion in early planning assumptions.

  17. Business Perceptions Survey 2014

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    The NAO, the Better Regulation Executive (BRE) and the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO), both part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have published a survey looking at businesses’ perceptions of regulation.

  18. Memorandum on Managing government suppliers

    Briefing

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    The NAO challenges government and its private sector contractors to work together more effectively in taxpayers’ interest and address the issues behind the current crisis of confidence in contracting out public services.

  19. The East of England Development Agency financial statements 2011-12

    Report Financial audit

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) because of irregular ex-gratia payments, totalling £51,000, made by the Agency to its staff.

  20. Government funding for developing renewable energy technologies

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    Government funding for renewable energy technologies has delivered innovation and increased supply. However, co-ordination has historically been limited and the absence of a consistent approach to measuring the impact of this support means overall value for money cannot be demonstrated.