This an update on earlier reports by the NAO and Committee of Public Accounts on the progress of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme. It focuses primarily on the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments to English farmers and landowners and improvements to the process for the 2016 and future years.
Defra, the Rural Payments Agency and Government Digital Service have not worked together effectively to deliver the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme.
In June 2015, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that two large rail electrification schemes would be paused because the rail investment portfolio was costing more and taking longer.
Defra should continue to fund the Agency to complete this programme to improve the management of animal disease and secure the full benefits of the new ICT.
The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
The service provided to students applying for finance in 2009 did not achieve value for money, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. There were major problems in the processing of applications – with fewer than half new applications being fully processed by the start of term – and in communications with […]
The NAO has found that departments are committed to identifying possible reductions and are taking a pragmatic approach to identifying measures to reduce burdens. The departments evaluated in the NAO study are seeking to reduce quantified administrative burdens, but also deliver wider improvements in the regulatory environment by tackling aspects of regulation that businesses find […]
This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.
A programme to update Buckingham Palace costing £369 million has been well managed to date and demonstrates good practice in numerous areas.
Capacity and capability issues, including a lack of digital skills, have contributed to delays to government’s Pensions Dashboards Programme.
Capacity and capability issues, including a lack of digital skills, have contributed to delays to government’s Pensions Dashboards Programme.
The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.
The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.
Our report found that the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the Home Office’s progress delivering its asylum and protection transformation programme.
This report examines the Home Office’s progress in delivering the asylum and protection transformation programme., including the potential impact of the programme on the wider asylum system.
Our Major Project Delivery Insights team are experts on a wide range of government projects, from infrastructure to defence equipment.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s £1.3bn court reform programme is nearing its end. This report examines progress implementing the programme.
This guide helps Audit and Risk Committees ask the right questions when undertaking major digital change programmes using Agile.
This report examines government’s implementation of COVID-19 employment support schemes.