Tackling serious and organised crime
Published on:This report examines whether the government tackles serious and organised crime in an effective and coherent way.
Search results for 'Policing'
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Investigation into penalty charge notices in healthcare
Published on:This investigation sets out facts about penalty charge notices and how the NHS supports vulnerable people to navigate the system.
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A Review of the Financial Controls over Indirectly Funded Operations of the Metropolitan Police Service
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Investigation into national security vetting
Published on:This investigation looks at the centralisation and performance of national security vetting services.
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Reducing Crime in London – A study of the partnership and other methods used by five Metropolitan Police Divisions
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Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report February 2011
Published on:The preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are going well overall and, despite time pressures, the Olympic Delivery Authority remains on course to deliver its construction programme.
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Progress in setting up combined authorities
Published on:For combined authorities to deliver real progress they will need to demonstrate that they can drive economic growth and contribute to public sector reform.
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Reducing modern slavery
Published on:Until the government is able to establish effective oversight of the modern slavery system as a whole, it will not be able to significantly reduce the prevalence of modern slavery or show that it is achieving value for money.
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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency: Enforcement of regulations on commercial vehicles
Published on:The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) has increased the number of dangerous commercial vehicles that it removes from the roads from 28,900 in 2007-08 to 36,500 in 2008-09, but the Agency could make better use of its resources and the effectiveness of its roadside checks is constrained according to a National Audit Office report […]
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The Home Office: Reducing the risk of violent crime
Published on:Overall levels of violent crime have fallen by 9.0 per cent since 2002-03 and the number of serious violent offences recorded by the police has fallen by 5.9 per cent over the same period. The Home Office’s actions to encourage local areas to address domestic violence and alcohol related crime are likely to have made […]
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Financial audits: an overview
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
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Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report June 2008
Published on:In its progress report on the Olympic and Paralympic Games the National Audit Office has found that with four years to go until the start of the Games, the preparations have progressed in important ways. In particular, there has been good progress in preparing the Olympic Park site and construction activities are broadly on track. […]
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Upgrading emergency service communications: the Emergency Services Network
Published on:The Emergency Services Network is one of the most technologically advanced systems worldwide and is set to replace the existing emergency services communication system, Airwave. However several risks have been highlighted.
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Crown Prosecution Service: Effective use of Magistrates’ Court Hearings
Published on:£173 million was spent last year on trials and hearings in magistrates’ courts that did not go ahead as planned. Of this, nearly £24 million was due to the Crown Prosecution Service. The National Audit Office calculate that 28 per cent (784,000 annually) of all pre-trial hearings in magistrates’ courts do not proceed on the […]
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Children in need of help or protection
Published on:The Department for Education recognised since 2010 that child protection services are not good enough but its subsequent response has not yet resulted in better outcomes. Spending on children’s social work, including on child protection, varies widely across England and is not related to quality. Neither the DfE nor authorities understand why spending varies.
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Efficiency in the criminal justice system
Published on:Despite some improvements in the management of court cases, around two-thirds of criminal trials do not proceed as planned on the day they are originally scheduled. Delays and aborted hearings create extra work, waste scarce resources and undermine confidence in the justice system.
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Investigation into Just Solutions International
Published on:There was an estimated net loss of £1.1m when Just Solutions International, the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service, set up to sell consultancy advice abroad, was closed in September 2015.
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Confiscation orders: progress review
Published on:There has been a greater focus on enforcing criminal confiscation orders, but there remain fundamental weaknesses in the system.
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Accountability and cost reduction in the new policing landscape – a briefing for the Home Affairs Select Committee
Published on:The National Audit Office has prepared this briefing for the Home Affairs Select Committee to support the Committee’s inquiry into the new landscape of policing.
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Community Fund Financial Statements 2004-05 – discovery of irregular grant applications
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that he has qualified his audit opinion on the accounts of the Community Fund for 2004-05. The Community Fund (now operating as the Big Lottery Fund together with the New Opportunities Fund) have reported that, in September 2004 they identified a number […]