The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the very first audited set of accounts showing in one place the financial position of the whole public sector. However, the NAO considers that the picture is incomplete.
Plans to reorganize central government will bring a range of functions closer to ministers, and the Cabinet Office and departments are on course to deliver cost reductions. However, departments do not have a good enough grasp of the one-off costs of the reorganisation or, secondly, of the ongoing costs of continuing to provide the transferred functions.
The project to replace the 46 Fire and Rescue Services’ local control rooms across England with nine purpose-built regional control centres linked by a new IT system has been a comprehensive failure, according to the National Audit Office. The Department for Communities and Local Government acted to cut its losses by terminating the contract in […]
Northern Powerhouse Rail’s success is dependent on better cross-government working and stronger ties to the government’s economic strategy.
The need for housing in England has in recent years grown faster than its supply, and housebuilding needs to increase across the country.
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
This investigation covers how the UK government determines the amount of funding it allocates to the devolved administrations.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has made progress in setting up its new programme to release enough public sector land for 160,000 homes by 2020 but the programme has had a relatively slow start.
More could be done to manage the risk of a reduction in the value of EU funds to the UK in the event of a depreciation in the euro.
There are currently far too many older people in hospitals who do not need to be there. Without radical action, this problem will worsen and add further financial strain to the NHS and local government.
Our study evaluates how far the government has an effective system for measuring progress towards its environmental objectives.
DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.
Local authorities have kept up levels of capital spending but face pressure to meet debt costs and maintain investment in existing assets.
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.
This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.
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.
Additional funding, aimed to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures.
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
Having shown that the concept of a national citizen service has something to offer young people, to demonstrate value for money the OCS and the Trust now need to show they can grow NCS as intended and run it at a more affordable cost to the taxpayer.
The Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing the adult social care workforce.