National Audit Office: Our strategy 2014-15 to 2016-17
Published on:The NAO strategy 2014-15 to 2016-17 sets out how our public audit perspective will help Parliament hold government to account and improve public services.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2013
Published on:There was a surplus of £2.1 billion across the NHS in 2012-13, matching that in 2011-12. However, there are signs of increasing pressure.
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Police procurement
Published on:Police forces in England and Wales could make savings by working together to improve their buying power for essential goods and services
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Case study on integration: Measuring the costs and benefits of Whole-Place Community Budgets
Published on:By operating in a more integrated way, government could reduce inefficiencies in public services and deliver a better service to citizens. A case study on the Whole-Place Community Budget pilots points to the potential benefits on offer where public services are integrated more effectively.
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Cabinet Office and HM Treasury – Integration across government
Published on:By operating in a more integrated way, government could reduce inefficiencies in public services and deliver a better service to citizens.
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Complaints policy
What to do if you want to complain about the work of the National Audit Office. We value your comments and feedback. The NAO aims to carry out its work to the highest professional standards and to deliver an efficient and effective public audit service which represents best value for money. We are committed to continual improvement.
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Financial audits: an overview
Our financial audit reports contain audit opinions on accounts across the public sector.
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Responding to change in jobcentres
Published on:The jobcentre network has coped well in the economic downturn, but must improve performance measures if it is to support claimants effectively.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2012
Published on:The NHS delivered a £2.1bn surplus in 2011-12 but there is some financial distress in NHS trusts with some very large deficits.
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The BBC’s approach to managing the cost of its support functions
Published on:The BBC has reduced its spending on support functions but in future it should plan for cuts by clearly defining the level of service it requires and what that should cost.
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Assurance for major projects
Published on:Significant changes have been made to the assurance system for major projects but Government needs to do more as the system is not yet ‘built to last’.
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Implementing transparency
Published on:Better access to public information can improve accountability and service delivery. Government needs a firm grasp of whether that potential is being realised.
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NAO Strategy 2012-13 to 2014-15
Published on:The NAO Strategy 2012-13 to 2014-15 sets out how we will apply the unique perspective of public audit to help Parliament and government drive lasting improvement in public services.
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Reducing costs in the Department for Transport
Published on:The Department for Transport started its preparations for the 2010 spending review early and took steps to improve and challenge the evidence on which it based its decisions with a view to securing value for money.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2009-10
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the very first audited set of accounts showing in one place the financial position of the whole public sector. However, the NAO considers that the picture is incomplete.
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Achievement of Foundation Trust status by NHS hospital trusts
Published on:Many NHS trusts need to tackle a range of financial, quality and governance issues if they are to meet the standards required of them to become self-governing foundation trusts by 2014. The Department of Health and the NHS will now have to decide how they will deal with those facing the most severe problems.
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Oversight of user choice and provider competition in care markets
Published on:Shortcomings must be addressed if value for money is to be secured in the future for users of social care “personal budgets” once they are extended to all eligible users by April 2013.
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The failure of the FiReControl project
Published on:The project to replace the 46 Fire and Rescue Services’ local control rooms across England with nine purpose-built regional control centres linked by a new IT system has been a comprehensive failure, according to the National Audit Office. The Department for Communities and Local Government acted to cut its losses by terminating the contract in […]
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Protecting consumers – the system for enforcing consumer law
Published on:Unfair treatment of consumers, ranging from pressure selling to systematic scams by criminals, is costing billions of pounds each year – but the system for enforcing consumer law is not delivering value for money.
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Reducing the cost of procuring Fire and Rescue Service vehicles and specialist equipment
Published on:Firebuy, established by the Department for Communities and Local Government to support procurement of kit by Fire and Rescue Services, has cost nearly twice as much to set up and run as the total savings it claims to have delivered.