Service Family Accommodation
Published on:This memorandum has been prepared to support the Committee of Public Accounts’ consideration of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) provision of accommodation to its service personnel.
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Transforming Rehabilitation
Published on:Probation services have been restructured on time and within cost targets during a period of major change but operational problems and risks to further service transformation need to be resolved if re-offending levels are to reduce.
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Mental health services: preparations for improving access
Published on:The Department of Health and NHS England are making progress but much remains to be done to improve access to mental health services.
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Investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Published on:In December 2015 a five year contract, worth around £800 million between UnitingCare Partnership and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group collapsed after only 8 months because it ran into financial difficulties. NAO examined the design, procurement and operation of the contract and the events that led to its termination.
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Office of Fair Trading: regulating consumer credit
Published on:Regulation of the consumer credit market is providing benefits to consumers, but is not minimizing consumer harm from unscrupulous trading practices.
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Government has increased its climate change ambition, now it must step up to the challenge
Published on:Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions will be a colossal challenge for the UK and one that will require all parts of government to work together. The NAO has audited numerous cross-government projects and programmes in the past, ranging from the 2012 Olympics to preparations for EU Exit. This experience has given us a deep […]
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Care Quality Commission
Published on:The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
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Public service markets: Putting things right when they go wrong
Published on:Over 10 million people who used public services (about 1 in 5) in the UK last year faced problems with the services. Detriment can and does occur. But users find the complaints and redress systems confusing.
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Regulating defined contribution pension schemes
Published on:The Pensions Regulator and other agencies regulating defined contribution pension schemes should take a concerted approach towards collecting evidence and assessing risks to members.
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Reform of the rail franchising programme
Published on:The management of rail franchising has improved since 2012 however significant risks remain to achieving value for money as the programme develops.
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Companies in Government
Published on:Since 2010 there has been an increase in the number of companies in government at the same time as a reduction in the number of public bodies which raises issues of transparency, accountability, governance and review.
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Investigation into submarine defueling and dismantling
Published on:We investigated the Ministry of Defence’s progress with submarine disposal and in implementing the projects needed to make this work.
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Government’s spending with small and medium-sized enterprises
Published on:If the government is serious about increasing its use of small and medium – sized enterprises (SMEs), it will need to focus on those areas where SMEs can deliver real benefits.
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Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
Published on:It is important that the services for vulnerable people at the Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre are delivered ‘right first time’ and this did not happen here. Steps are now being taken to address the problems but 35% of the recommendations from Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ 2015 inspection have not yet been implemented.
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Update on preparations for Smart Metering
Published on:The economic case for the smart metering programme remains positive but there are significant risks and challenges to successful implementation, which must be managed.
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Contracted-out health and disability assessments
Published on:The Department for Work and Pensions has not yet achieved value for money in managing contracted-out health and disability assessments.
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The regulatory effectiveness of the Charity Commission
Published on:The Charity Commission is not regulating charities effectively. It fails to take tough action in some serious cases and makes poor use of its powers.
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Helping consumers to manage their money
Published on:The Service has achieved value for money for debt advice but has not yet shown that its money advice is achieving value for money.
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The commissioning of specialised services in the NHS
Published on:Against a backdrop of increasing pressure on NHS finances, NHS England has not controlled the rising cost of specialised services.
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Deciding prices in public services markets: principles for value for money
Published on:The National Audit Office outlines eight principles that the government needs to consider if it is to achieve value for money when deciding prices in markets for public services.