This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.
This investigation sets out the system for providing vaccinations to pre-school children in England and the levels of uptake.
This report assesses how well pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are being supported.
This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.
The C&AG has published his audit opinions for 2017-18 on the 1993, 2003 and 2012 Child Maintenance Schemes
This report examines whether the government is likely to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
