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Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England

This report assesses how well pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are being supported.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
11 Sep 2019

Pressures on children’s social care

This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
23 Jan 2019

Child Maintenance Client Funds Account 2017-2018

The C&AG has published his audit opinions for 2017-18 on the 1993, 2003 and 2012 Child Maintenance Schemes

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

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
13 Dec 2018

Improving children and young people’s mental health services

This report examines whether the government is likely to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services.

Sector(s): Children and families, Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
9 Oct 2018

Child Maintenance: closing cases and managing arrears on the 1993 and 2003 schemes

The National Audit Office has today published the findings of its investigation into the Department for Work & Pensions’ closure of its 1993 and 2003 ‘Child Support Agency’ child maintenance schemes.

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

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
28 Mar 2017

Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2015-16

The C&AG has qualified his audit opinions on the Client Funds Accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments.

Sector(s): Children and families

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
16 Dec 2016

Children in need of help or protection

The Department for Education recognised since 2010 that child protection services are not good enough but its subsequent response has not yet resulted in better outcomes. Spending on children’s social work, including on child protection, varies widely across England and is not related to quality. Neither the DfE nor authorities understand why spending varies.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
12 Oct 2016

The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement programme

UK Government says it is on track to meet target to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020. Local authorities’ ability to secure suitable school places and houses a risk to success. NAO estimate programme will cost £1.12bn by 2020.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Children and families, Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): International issues, Local service delivery

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
13 Sep 2016

Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2014-15

The C&AG has qualified the DWP’s Client Funds Account on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments. He has also given an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the outstanding maintenance arrears.

Sector(s): Children and families

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
17 Dec 2015