Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England
Published on:Government set an ambitious timetable to expand free childcare; consequently, it’s facing uncertainty on feasibility, costs, and benefits.
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities 2022-23
Published on:DLUHC spends around £33 billion each year to support people, places and communities. This guide examines DLUHC’s spending and performance.
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Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2022-23
Published on:DCMS spends nearly £10 billion each year. This guide the key information and insights that can be gained from our examinations of DCMS.
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Estimating and reporting fraud and error in annual reports and accounts
Published on:We estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer between £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about. To tackle this, public bodies need to know how much fraud and error they face and where it is. Our good practice guide on estimating and reporting fraud […]
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Reforming adult social care in England
Published on:Our report looks at how DHSC is responding to the challenges facing adult social care in England, and its progress delivering reforms.
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Innovation in regulation: key takeaways from our webinar
Published on:Read the highlights and watch the recording from our recent event, Effective regulation in a climate of innovation.
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Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18
Published on:The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the public sector’s accounts to produce a picture of the UK’s public finances.
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Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.
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Guidance for audit committees on cloud services
Published on:This guide outlines cloud services and their use in government, and suggests questions to ask at assessment, implementation and management stages.
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Financial management of fees and charges
Published on:This report considers how effectively government bodies financially manage fees and charges for certain services.
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Department for Education: sustainability overview
Published on:This report gives an overview of the approach taken by the Department for Education (DfE) to environmental sustainability.
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Supporting mobile connectivity
Published on:It is unclear whether a government programme to expand 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landmass by December 2025 will be delivered on time.
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Investigation into the Pensions Dashboards Programme
Published on:Capacity and capability issues, including a lack of digital skills, have contributed to delays to government’s Pensions Dashboards Programme.
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Achieving environmental improvement and responding to climate change
Published on:This report identifies enablers for success in tackling the challenges government faces in its environment and climate change work.
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Tax measures to encourage economic growth
Published on:Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.
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Government cyber resilience
Published on:The cyber threat to UK government is severe; government must act now to protect its own operations and key public services.
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Improving local areas through developer funding
Published on:This report assesses whether MHCLG is overseeing an effective system of developer contributions that delivers the intended benefits.
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Energy bills support: an update
Published on:Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.
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Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail
Published on:The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
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Governance and decision‑making on mega‑projects
Published on:Government projects that are particularly costly, innovative, risky, complex and strategically significant need stronger governance.