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Framework to review programmes update April 2021

This review suggests key questions to ask when reviewing major programmes.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Government, efficiency and transparency, Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery

Published:
20 Apr 2021

The adult social care market in England

This report examines the current care market and the Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing it.

Sector(s): Commissioning and contract management, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Commissioning, Oversight of service delivery

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

Published:
25 Mar 2021

Investigation into government funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic

This investigation explores government’s funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19, Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, HM treasury

Published:
23 Mar 2021

Public Service Pensions

This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, HM treasury, Ministry of Defence

Published:
19 Mar 2021

Support for children’s education during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic

This report examines the Department’s support for children’s education during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Department(s): Department for Education, Ofsted

Published:
17 Mar 2021

Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England, 2020

The report examines the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements covering 2019-20.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Financial management, Local service delivery

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

Published:
16 Mar 2021

Investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund

This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Business and enterprise

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
12 Mar 2021

Local government finance in the pandemic

This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, COVID-19, Financial and service sustainability, Financial management, Local service delivery

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

Published:
10 Mar 2021

Good practice guidance: Fraud and Error

This guide uses the NAO’s insights to show what can be done to counter the risk of fraud and error.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Fraud, error and debt management

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
2 Mar 2021

Reducing carbon emissions from cars

This report examines how well the government has used public money to support the uptake of ultra-low emission cars.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Infrastructure finance

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

Published:
26 Feb 2021

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