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Summer 2021

Nightingale and independent hospitals: building NHS resilience

This study will examine the value gained from the NHS’s arrangements with Nightingale and independent hospitals during the pandemic.

Posted 19 October 2020 in: Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, COVID-19

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

Progress report: Terminating the Magnox contract

This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s management of the renegotiated contract in place with Cavendish Fluor Partnership.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Commissioning

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Published:
1 Oct 2020

The production and distribution of cash

This report examines the role played by the public bodies involved in operating and overseeing the cash system.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

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

Department(s): HM treasury

Published:
18 Sep 2020

Late 2020

Government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic

This report will set out the scale of COVID-19-related procurement, how rules have changed and the management of associated risks.

Posted 9 July 2020 in: Commissioning and contract management, Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, COVID-19

Contact:

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

Carrier Strike – Preparing for deployment

This report examines the MoD’s management of the programme since 2017 and the risks towards achieving Carrier Strike’s full capabilities.

Sector(s): National security

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Cost reduction and affordability, Managing major projects

Department(s): Ministry of Defence

Published:
26 Jun 2020

Investigation into remediating dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings

This investigation sets out how MHCLG is overseeing the remediation of dangerous cladding under its Building Safety Programme.

Sector(s): Local services, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Infrastructure finance, Regulation

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

Published:
19 Jun 2020

Managing PFI assets and services as contracts end

This report provides information on managing PFI contracts when they end and considers whether government is preparing for expiry appropriately.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Local services, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Financial and service sustainability, Infrastructure finance, Local service delivery, Managing assets and liabilities, Managing major projects, Oversight of service delivery, Performance measurement

Department(s): Cabinet Office, HM treasury

Published:
5 Jun 2020

Water supply and demand management

This report sets out the challenges facing the water industry in England and assesses how Defra is tackling them.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Regulation

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
25 Mar 2020

Overview Regulation 2019

The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.

Sector(s): Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation, Support to Boards

Published:
18 Mar 2020

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

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