Investigation into military flying training
Published on:We investigated the performance of the MoD’s military flying training system
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Office for National Statistics: Outsourcing the 2001 Census
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today on the difficulties faced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in outsourcing elements of the 2001 Census. The Census is expected to deliver good quality population data within the overall budget of £207 million. However, the appointment of professional advisors was […]
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Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts
Published on:Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.
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Financial management in the European Union
Published on:There has been a detectable improvement over recent years in the financial management of European funds across the European Union. However, there remain seemingly intractable problems with reducing the high levels of error in some significant areas of EU spending.
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High Speed Two: A progress update
Published on:This report examines whether DfT
and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2. -
Getting value for money from procurement – how auditors can help
Published on:A set of six questions for departments to consider to promote value for money in their expenditure on professional services, taken from from pages 15-16 of the NAO Value for Money report, “Purchasing Professional Services” (HC 400 2000-2001) published in April 2001.
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Public Private Partnerships: Airwave
Published on:Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office told parliament today that a new radio system for the police, Airwave, could deliver considerable benefits. For instance, Airwave will give a clear digital voice service and offers the possibility of data transmissions and remote access to police computers. The service, procured under the PFI by […]
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The Refinancing of the Norfolk and Norwich PFI Hospital: How the deal can be viewed in the light of the refinancing
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, today reported that, following improvements in PFI financing terms, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust has shared in the gains from a refinancing of its early PFI hospital contract, but it continues to pay a premium in respect of the financing costs compared to current deals. […]
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English Partnerships – Regeneration of the Millennium Dome and Associated Land
Published on:The second attempt to find a worthwhile use for the Millennium Dome and associated land on the Greenwich Peninsula avoided many of the problems of the earlier abortive sale competition. It has led to a deal which looks capable of meeting government’s objectives as the Peninsula is developed over the next two decades, Sir John […]
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National Asylum Support Service: The Provision of Accommodation for Asylum Seekers
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that contracts agreed by the Home Office in 2000-01 to provide accommodation for asylum seekers have not always proved value for money. The Home Office’s National Asylum Support Service provides accommodation for asylum seekers who are destitute, or likely to become destitute, while their […]
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Radiocommunications Agency : The Auction of Radio Spectrum for the Third Generation of Mobile Telephones
Published on:The £22.5 billion auction of radio spectrum for the third generation of mobile telephones was well designed and efficient, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today. Key success factors were that the Radiocommunications Agency marketed the opportunity and consulted the Industry extensively before the auction, rehearsed it, managed the bidding […]
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Improving local bus services in England outside London
Published on:This study examines the government’s support for bus services and whether enablers to improve bus services are in place.
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Improving the prison estate
Published on:This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
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Modernising procurement
Published on:Sir John Bourn, Head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on Government procurement. Some 1,500 staff spend some £13billion each year on civil procurement across government. Procurement is therefore big business and getting it right is central to the management of any organisation. The report focuses on the scope for improved procurement […]
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Accommodation services for the Department for Work and Pensions: Transfer of property to the private sector
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on the £1.2 billion expansion of the PRIME contract, that DWP had succeeded in getting the deal it had set out to achieve. The decision to proceed via a non-competitive negotiation with LST was the right one. DWP introduced competitive tension into […]
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Increasing passenger rail capacity
Published on:With projected demand falling and costs of carriages rising, there are risks to value for money from plans to increase capacity on the rail network.
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PFI: The STEPS Deal
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office today reported to Parliament on the £1.5 billion Strategic Transfer of the Estate to the Private Sector (STEPS) PFI deal entered into by Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise with a private sector consortium known as Mapeley STEPS. The deal incorporates the transfer of the ownership […]
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit
Published on:This is our second report on the progress Defra has made in preparing for EU Exit.
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Ministry of Defence – Battlefield Helicopters
Published on:Pooling the Royal Navy’s, Army’s and Royal Air Force’s battlefield helicopters has brought significant benefits, Sir John Bourn, the head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today. Efficiencies have been produced through a joined up approach, by standardising procedures and removing duplication, but there is a large shortfall in helicopter capability and further improvements […]
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Ministry of Defence: The Rapid Procurement of Capability to Support Operations
Published on:The National Audit Office report on Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs), whereby the Ministry of Defence (MoD) uses a streamlined version of its procedures to support operations by buying equipment quickly, finds that UORs are a necessary and increasingly important feature of operations and that the Department has shown impressive ingenuity to deliver urgent requirements to […]