Capability in the Civil Service
Government has gaps in its capability and must do more to develop the skills needed. It is making plans, but the scale of the challenge means greater urgency is needed.
Published:
24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017
European Union
Exiting the European Union will have significant implications across the UK public sector. This page brings together all our publications on EU-related issues.
Briefing on EU-UK finances
This briefing has been prepared to provide Parliament with information about the financial relationship between the UK and the European Union (EU). It is intended to assist scrutiny of the government’s strategy for leaving the EU.
Published:
13 Dec 2016
13 Dec 2016
Progress on the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme
This an update on earlier reports by the NAO and Committee of Public Accounts on the progress of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme. It focuses primarily on the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments to English farmers and landowners and improvements to the process for the 2016 and future years.
Published:
24 Oct 2016
24 Oct 2016
Financial management of the European Union budget in 2014: a briefing for the Committee of Public Accounts
This briefing on financial management of the EU budget has been prepared for the UK Committee of Public Accounts, drawing exclusively from published material.
Published:
12 Feb 2016
12 Feb 2016
Early review of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme
Defra, the Rural Payments Agency and Government Digital Service have not worked together effectively to deliver the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme.
Published:
1 Dec 2015
1 Dec 2015
Managing disallowance risk
Since 2005, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has incurred a total of £642 million in financial penalties relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England.
Published:
13 Jul 2015
13 Jul 2015