Investigation into government’s management of the Business Appointment Rules
Published on:The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Business Appointment Rules, but has not published any guidelines, and has no oversight of departmental compliance.
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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme: Details of Board and senior staff remuneration, expenses and hospitality
This page is part of our Freedom of Information (FOI) Publication Scheme. Senior staff remuneration In the spirit of transparency, the NAO provides details of the salaries of all our senior staff. Travel and Hospitality Expenditure Introduction The National Audit Office has decided to make a voluntary disclosure of the expenditure incurred from NAO funds […]
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HMRC’s approach to collecting tax from high net worth individuals
Published on:HMRC has a special unit to collect tax from high net worth individuals who are those with assets of £20m or more. While this special unit gives it a better understanding of the tax affairs and behaviours of these taxpayers it needs to evaluate what approaches are the most effective and to understand the outcome it achieves.
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Investigation into the Parole Board
Published on:The Osborn ruling in October 2013 had an immediate impact on the demand for oral hearings conducted by the Parole Board.
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Investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow
Published on:The NAO has published its investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow jobcentre. The report looks at how the Department for Work & Pensions responded to allegations of misuse at the jobcentre.
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Investigation into NHS continuing healthcare funding
Published on:Funding for ongoing health care is a complex and highly sensitive area, which can affect some of the most vulnerable people in society and those that care for them.
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Department for International Development – Financial Management Report
Published on:DFID has improved its core financial management and has an ambitious programme underway to improve its focus on value for money. But it cannot yet assess important aspects of the value for money of the aid it has delivered, at an aggregated level.
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Environmental metrics: government’s approach to monitoring the state of the natural environment
Published on:Our study evaluates how far the government has an effective system for measuring progress towards its environmental objectives.
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Investigation into equipment cannibalisation in the Royal Navy
Published on:Equipment cannibalisation in the Royal Navy has doubled in the past 12 years. It can be effective to meet operational needs but can increase costs and create disruption.
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Investigation into the Department for International Development’s approach to tackling fraud
Published on:The NAO has conducted an investigation into DFID’s approach to tackling fraud, following an increase in the potential risks after the government committed to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid.
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Investigation into changes to Community Rehabilitation Company contracts
Published on:An investigation into why and how the Ministry of Justice adjusted Community Rehabilitation Companies’ (CRCs) contracts; and the financial and other implications of the adjustments to the CRCs’ contracts.
19 December 2017
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Scottish Higher Education Funding Council – Investigation of Misconduct at Glasgow Caledonian University
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Investigation into overseas sellers failing to charge VAT on online sales
Published on:The NAO have investigated concerns that online sellers outside the EU are avoiding charging VAT.
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Exiting the EU: Consumer protection, competition and state aid
Published on:This report examines the progress made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Competition and Markets Authority, and National Trading Standards in building the UK’s legal framework and capacity and capability in consumer protection, competition and state aid.
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HM Revenue & Customs 2010-11 report and accounts
Published on:The NAO has published its report on the 2010-11 accounts of HM Revenue and Customs.
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Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales 2018
Published on:This report examines the Home Office’s progress in managing a clear assurance and oversight system for police forces’ financial sustainability.
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Investigation into the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme
Published on:The National Audit Office has today published the findings from its investigation into the Department for Transport’s (the Department’s) progress in implementing the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme (the Programme). In January 2012, the Department set up the Programme to improve coordination, speed up delivery and increase take up of smart ticketing. The Department was […]
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Progress report on maintaining competition in markets
Published on:The Office of Fair Trading has improved its operations following recommendations on maintaining competition in markets made by the National Audit Office and Committee of Public Accounts in 2005 and 2006. According to an NAO progress report published today, the OFT now needs to concentrate its efforts on strengthening the skills and experience of its […]
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Investigation into the UKTI specialist services contract with PA Consulting
Published on:This is an investigation into the contractual arrangements that UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) had in place since 2013-14 for the outsourcing of sector specialist services with PA Consulting. PA received £18.8million in the first year of a contract due to last three years. Following concerns about the way the contract had been priced UKTI terminated the contract in January 2016 and agreed a commercial settlement with PA in May 2016.
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Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix
Published on:HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) contract with Synnex-Concentrix UK Ltd was terminated in November 2016. The contract was designed to add capacity to HMRC’s programme of interventions to prevent or detect error and fraud in personal tax credits awards. HMRC estimated that the contract would save £1 billion over its three year life time and an estimated £193 million, excluding Concentrix’s costs, had been saved by the time of contract termination.