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Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study

There is no collective understanding of what type of oversight is appropriate and cost effective for different types of arm’s length bodies.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Business and enterprise, Government, efficiency and transparency, Law and the justice system

Performance Improvement area(s): Oversight of service delivery

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Justice

Published:
5 Jul 2016

Due diligence processes for potential donations

With charities such as museums and galleries relying increasingly on donations to supplement public grant funding, this report summarises the issues faced and best-practice management of the risks associated with donations as a source of income.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Commissioning and contract management

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability, Financial management

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
4 Aug 2017

E20: renewing the EastEnders set

This report examines whether the BBC has managed E20 in a way that is likely to achieve value for money.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
13 Dec 2018

Exploiting the UK brand overseas

The GREAT campaign enables government organisations to adopt consistent and effective brand management. To date, Cabinet Office has reported a return of £1.2 billion on its £113.5 million GREAT campaign investment. This is based on anticipated as well as actual expenditure by business, tourists and students.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth, International issues

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Department for International Trade, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Published:
5 Jun 2015

Follow-up on the Charity Commission

The Charity Commission has made early progress in addressing NAO and Public Accounts Committee recommendations, but significant challenges remain.

Sector(s): Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
22 Jan 2015

Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people

This report examines the extent to which gambling regulation protects people from gambling‑related harms and addresses emerging risks.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation, User choice and consumer protection

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
28 Feb 2020

Gift Aid and reliefs on donations

HMRC and the Treasury do not know if incentives designed to increase charitable giving, at a cost to the taxpayer of £940 million in 2012-13, have resulted in more income for charities.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Customer management

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
21 Nov 2013