This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the HM Revenue & Customs 2012-13
HMRC and the Treasury do not know if incentives designed to increase charitable giving, at a cost to the taxpayer of £940 million in 2012-13, have resulted in more income for charities.
The range of government initiatives to help small and medium businesses gain access to finance are not operating as a unified programme.
The NAO reports on the use of confidentiality clauses and severance payments in three more areas of government.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the HM Treasury during 2012-13.
Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in HM Treasury’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013.
The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the consolidated financial statements for the whole of the UK public sector, showing what the UK Government spends and receives, and what it owns and owes.
The National Audit Office has today reported on progress in the Treasury’s interventions to maintain financial stability, its wider support for the economy, its capacity to respond to future financial crises, and new reporting developments.
There is a lack of transparency, consistency and accountability in the use of compromise agreements in the public sector and little is being done to change this.
The Equitable Life payment scheme runs the risk of failing to meet payment targets and over-running on costs.
(If you think you may be entitled to a payment, please contact The Equitable Life Payment Scheme or call 0300 0200 150)
