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Tackling the tax gap

This report examines the effectiveness of HMRC’s approach, in partnership with HM Treasury, in reducing the tax gap.

Sector(s): Tax

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs, HM Treasury

Published:
22 Jul 2020

Review of the Town Deals selection process

This report sets out the process by which MHCLG chose the 101 towns in England it invited to develop Town Deals.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

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

Published:
21 Jul 2020

Specialist skills in the civil service

This report examines the progress the government has made in developing specialist skills in the civil service.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Operations and process management, Oversight of service delivery, Strategic centre of government

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
17 Jul 2020

Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance: Support for exports

This report examines Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) progress and performance in supporting UK exports.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, International, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth

Department(s): Department for International Trade, UK Export Finance

Published:
15 Jul 2020

Universal Credit: getting to first payment

This report examines how the DWP is managing the process of getting to first payment in Universal Credit.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
10 Jul 2020

Asylum accommodation and support

This report examines the government’s replacement of the COMPASS contracts for accommodation and support for asylum seekers.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Children and families, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Customer management, Local service delivery, Operational and programme delivery, Oversight of service delivery, Performance measurement

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
3 Jul 2020

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

Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial Reporting and Management during COVID-19

This guide helps audit and risk committee members to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on their organisations.

Sector(s): Audit committees and boards, Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19, Financial management, Support for Audit Committees, Support to Boards

Department(s): HM Treasury

Published:
24 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

Immigration enforcement

This report assesses whether the Home Office’s activities for enforcing immigration rules are achieving its vision.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration

Performance Improvement area(s): Performance measurement