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Summer 2021

Crossrail: progress review

This study will look at the progress of Crossrail since the NAO last reported in May 2019.

Posted 11 January 2021 in: Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Infrastructure finance, Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Lessons learned from Major Programmes

This report examines lessons from our work on major programmes, including transport, defence and energy programmes.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Infrastructure

Performance Improvement area(s): Infrastructure finance, Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Department for Transport, Ministry of Defence

Published:
20 Nov 2020

Improving Broadband

This report considers what the Superfast Broadband Programme has delivered and the lessons for government’s roll-out of nationwide gigabit broadband.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Business and enterprise, Infrastructure

Performance Improvement area(s): Digital service delivery, Economic growth, Infrastructure finance, Managing major projects, Oversight of service delivery

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
16 Oct 2020

Progress report: Terminating the Magnox contract

This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s management of the renegotiated contract in place with Cavendish Fluor Partnership.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Commissioning

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Published:
1 Oct 2020

Early 2021

Defence: Improving Single Living Accommodation

Single Living Accommodation (SLA) is accommodation provided to single and unaccompanied service personnel, normally by means of a Mess or accommodation block. The effective management and maintenance of SLA is crucial to providing a suitable estate that meets both the needs of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and service personnel, and secures value for money … Read more

Posted 3 September 2020 in: Infrastructure, National security

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme

This report looks at the Restoration and Renewal Programme to identify potential risks and recommend how these may be addressed.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Parliament

Performance Improvement area(s): Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery

Published:
24 Apr 2020

Water supply and demand management

This report sets out the challenges facing the water industry in England and assesses how Defra is tackling them.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Regulation

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
25 Mar 2020

Defence capabilities – delivering what was promised

This study examined whether the MoD gets the capabilities it requires when it needs them to meet its defence objectives.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, National security

Department(s): Ministry of Defence

Published:
18 Mar 2020

High Speed Two: A progress update

This report examines whether DfT
and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
24 Jan 2020

Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts

Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Health and social care, Infrastructure, Private Finance

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care, HM treasury

Published:
17 Jan 2020