Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales 2018
Published on:This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.
This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.
The use of confiscation orders to deny criminals the proceeds of their crimes is not proving to be value for money.
This report sets out the facts about the government’s support of shale gas development in England.
Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, in his annual review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Best Value Performance Plan reported that this year’s Plan meets the statutory requirements and that the quality of the Plan, its performance information and its performance monitoring show a year on year improvement. Sir John has also reviewed […]
The Home Office has improved the financial management of its core business but strengths at the centre are not being demonstrated in its ‘change programmes’.
Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, today reported that the Northern Ireland Policing Board’s Best Value Performance Plan for 2004-05 generally meets the statutory requirements. To meet all requirements in future, it will need to make arrangements to assess the way in which the Board’s own functions are exercised. He also recommends that more […]
This report examines the progress made in delivering the Emergency Services Network and the
implications of the 2018 reset.
HMCTS has improved its ability to provide financial information on fines and penalty transactions but significant issues remain with key data systems.
Savings the BBC has made from senior manager redundancies exceed the cost of severance payments but it has too often breached its policies on severance payments for senior managers.
Sir John Bourn, the Comptroller and Auditor General and Head of the NAO, today published his first report on the Policing Board’s arrangements to secure continuous improvement in their work and in the work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, it is a new requirement which […]
Better access to public information can improve accountability and service delivery. Government needs a firm grasp of whether that potential is being realised.
Online fraud is now the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales, but has been overlooked by government, law enforcement and industry.
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.