Taking the measure of government performance
Published on:In its final review of the quality of the data systems used by departments to measure progress against PSAs, the NAO underlines the vital importance of measuring government performance.
Search results for 'Project and service delivery'
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Non-Departmental Public Bodies Performance Reporting to Departments
Published on:The National Audit Office has published a survey report on the performance reporting arrangements between 41 NDPBs and their 12 sponsor departments.
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Delivering major projects in government: a briefing for the Committee of Public Accounts
Published on:A third of major government projects due to deliver in the next five years are rated as in doubt or unachievable unless action is taken to improve delivery. Greater transparency on project performance is required.
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Performance Frameworks and Board Reporting I
Published on:This report sets out good practice in developing a performance framework, reporting performance information, and ensuring performance information is used. Based on a survey and case studies, the report includes a model that organisations can apply to evaluate the maturity of their own performance system.
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PAC memorandum: Planning and delivery of the 2014–2019 rail investment programme
Published on: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.
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Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies
Published on:This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
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Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas emissions
Published on:This report examines if government is achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities.
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Support to High Intensity Operations
Published on:The provision of support for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is made more difficult because they operate in remote locations and harsh conditions. A report today from the National Audit Office finds that, despite the challenging operational environments, the MOD has successfully delivered around 300,000 personnel and 90,000 tonnes of freight to Iraq and Afghanistan […]
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National Offender Management Service: Maintenance of the prison estate in England and Wales
Published on:The National Offender Management Service Executive Agency (NOMS) has obtained good value for money from its expenditure on prison maintenance, the National Audit Office has today reported. In spite of an increasing prisoner population – over 73,000 people held in custody in public sector prisons in England & Wales in 2007-08 – spending has been […]
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HM Revenue & Customs 2020-21 Accounts
Published on:Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.
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Costing Perfomance: Departmental Strategic Objectives
Published on:We commissioned some work with two volunteer Departments in Spring 2008 to assess the measurability, relevance and costability of Departmental Strategic Objectives – with a view to informing wider guidance on integrating financial and performance management and reporting.
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The Ajax programme
Published on:This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
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Evaluating innovation in children’s social care
Published on:This report examines the Department for Education’s evaluation of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
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Proposed light rail schemes in Leeds, Manchester and South Hampshire. A review by the National Audit Office of the role of the Department for Transport
Published on:The National Audit Office has examined the role of of the Department for Transport in assessing the revised proposals for light rail schemes in Leeds, Manchester and South Hampshire. Funding for these three schemes was originally approved by the Department in 2000 and 2001. But substantial increases in projected costs led to the Department withdrawing […]
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The Equipment Plan 2021 to 2031
Published on:This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
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Department for Transport: Estimating and monitoring the costs of building roads in England
Published on:Building and improving the country’s roads are proving to be more expensive than originally estimated, according to a new report published today by the National Audit Office. The report looks at the Highways Agency’s investment in motorways and major trunk roads and local authority major roads schemes funded by the Department for Transport. The Department […]
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Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme
Published on:This report looks at the Restoration and Renewal Programme to identify potential risks and recommend how these may be addressed.
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Specialist skills in the civil service
Published on:This report examines the progress the government has made in developing specialist skills in the civil service.
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Immigration enforcement
Published on:This report assesses whether the Home Office’s activities for enforcing immigration rules are achieving its vision.
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Universal Credit: getting to first payment
Published on:This report examines how the DWP is managing the process of getting to first payment in Universal Credit.