Published:
1 Apr 2006
1 Apr 2006
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Energy and environment
Stopping Illegal Imports of Animal Products into Great Britain
“The Foot and Mouth disease outbreak showed how important it is to prevent infected meat entering the country illegally. Since taking over responsibility for controls over imports of animal products from outside the EU, Customs has improved our protection. My recommendations should help to tighten controls further.”
Published:
23 Mar 2005
23 Mar 2005
Strategic flood risk management
The Environment Agency has improved the cost effectiveness and prioritization of its flood risk spending but current spending is insufficient to meet many flood defence maintenance needs.
Published:
5 Nov 2014
5 Nov 2014
Streamlining farm oversight
Farm oversight activity does not deliver value for money for the taxpayer and continues to burden compliant farmers unnecessarily.
Published:
12 Dec 2012
12 Dec 2012
Supporting people with autism through adulthood
“Greater awareness of the numbers of people with autism, as well as better understanding of autism amongst those providing health, social care, benefits, education and employment services, would lead to improved quality of life for those on the autistic spectrum. Specialist support and joint working across all areas – clinical, social and employment – could improve the transition from childhood to adult services, make services more effective and improve value for money.”
Published:
5 Jun 2009
5 Jun 2009
Sustainability in the spending review
This briefing responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee that we review how the 2015 spending review took account of environmental issues.
Published:
20 Jul 2016
20 Jul 2016
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a devolved issue and this briefing covers government policy in England with a brief overview of the work of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Published:
19 Aug 2010
19 Aug 2010
Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance
“Many initiatives led by the Department for Work and Pensions have increased the number of people entering work and, as such, have made a difference. However, for some people, help in finding work is only part of the solution, they also need support during the transition as they start a new job, and help to increase their skills so they can stay in work and move up the ladder.
“The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills need to work together, and to join up national initiatives with local action so that people are not just helped into work, but to stay in work.”
Published:
14 Nov 2007
14 Nov 2007
Tackling diffuse water pollution in England
The Environment Agency’s approach to tackling diffuse water pollution, such as run-off from agricultural land, has not, to date, proved value for money. The development of River Basin Management Plans now offers an opportunity to target work by the Agency and others to tackle this complex problem.
Published:
8 Jul 2010
8 Jul 2010
Thames Tideway Tunnel: early review of potential risks to value for money
The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a planned project to build a large sewer running under the River Thames. It is the Government’s preferred solution to the problem of spills from London’s sewers into the tidal part of the Thames. In response to correspondence, we explain the roles of the different parties, identify potential risks to value for money and set out what we expect good project management to look like. To avoid influencing the outcome of ongoing competitions for the construction and financing of the project, we do not evaluate the value for money of the project and the issues raised do not imply any audit judgement about its performance.
Published:
5 Jun 2014
5 Jun 2014