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Winter 2021

Regulation of private renting

This report will examine whether the regulation of private renting supports government’s aim to make the sector fair and affordable.

Posted 16 September 2021 in: Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Local government and net zero in England

This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, HM treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
16 Jul 2021

Autumn 2021

Supporting local economic recovery

This report will consider how well government has learned and applied lessons from previous local growth programmes.

Posted 22 June 2021 in: Business and enterprise, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

The adult social care market in England

This report examines the current care market and the Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing it.

Sector(s): Commissioning and contract management, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Commissioning, Contract lifecycle, Oversight of service delivery

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
25 Mar 2021

Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England, 2020

The report examines the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements covering 2019-20.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Financial and risk management, Local service delivery

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
16 Mar 2021

Local government finance in the pandemic

This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, COVID-19, Financial and risk management, Financial and service sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): HM treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
10 Mar 2021

Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown

This report looks at how effectively government met the needs of clinically extremely vulnerable through the shielding programme.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, COVID-19, Major project delivery, Oversight of service delivery

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
10 Feb 2021

Departmental Overview 2019-20: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

A summary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.

Sector(s): Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery, Support to Boards

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
28 Jan 2021