A commentary for the Committee of Public Accounts on the Work Programme outcome statistics
This commentary, on the first set of Work Programme data, has been produced for the Committee of Public Accounts.
13 Dec 2012
Successful Boards improve their organisation’s performance. How Boards use financial management information is critical to delivering value for money from public funds. In our reports to Parliament we often point out how good financial information available to key decision makers at the right time has a beneficial effect on organisational performance.
This commentary, on the first set of Work Programme data, has been produced for the Committee of Public Accounts.
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