A Short Guide to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
Published:
3 Aug 2015
3 Aug 2015
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Local services
Care Quality Commission
The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
Published:
22 Jul 2015
22 Jul 2015
Principles Paper: Managing provider failure
This paper explores the principles departments should use to manage provider failure. There is room for improvement in the way failure of providers is considered and managed.
Published:
21 Jul 2015
21 Jul 2015
Overseeing financial sustainability in the further education sector
With the number of further education (FE) colleges in financial difficulty expected to rise rapidly, there are fundamental structural problems which might require decisions at a regional or sector-wide level.
Published:
20 Jul 2015
20 Jul 2015
Care leavers’ transitions to adulthood
The government has made a commitment to improve support for young people leaving foster or residential care in England but the system is not working effectively.
Published:
17 Jul 2015
17 Jul 2015
Services for people with neurological conditions: progress review
Services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions need further improvement.
Published:
10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015
Devolving responsibilities to cities in England: Wave 1 City Deals
Wave 1 City Deals encouraged cities to develop capacity to manage devolved funding and increased responsibility. It is too early to tell what impact they will have on growth.
Published:
9 Jul 2015
9 Jul 2015
Open-book accounting and supply-chain assurance: case studies
The NAO has called for government to negotiate greater access to information about how much outsourced public services are actually costing suppliers and therefore how much profit they are making.
Published:
1 Jul 2015
1 Jul 2015
Open-book accounting and supply-chain assurance
The NAO has called for government to negotiate greater access to information about how much outsourced public services are actually costing suppliers and therefore how much profit they are making.
Published:
1 Jul 2015
1 Jul 2015
Funding for disadvantaged pupils
While the impact of the Pupil Premium will take time to become clear, it has the potential to bring about a significant improvement in outcomes. However, the Department for Education and schools have more to do.
Published:
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015