Local authority governance
Our report examines whether local governance arrangements provide assurance that local authority spending achieves value and authorities are financially sustainable
15 Jan 2019
Our report examines whether local governance arrangements provide assurance that local authority spending achieves value and authorities are financially sustainable
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
This overview updates our report ‘Adult social care in England: an overview (2014)’, highlighting key trends, developments and system pressures.
This ‘think piece’ draws on our past work highlighting the barriers that prevent health and social care services working together effectively, examples of joint working and the move towards services centred on the needs of the individual, to inform the ongoing debate about the future of health and social care in England.
How NHS England has handled a backlog of 374,000 items.
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.
For combined authorities to deliver real progress they will need to demonstrate that they can drive economic growth and contribute to public sector reform.
DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.