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  2. 2005-06 Community Fund Financial Statements – follow up report on actions taken by the Fund…

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that he had given an unqualified opinion on the 2005-06 Community Fund’s accounts. Last year, Sir John had qualified his opinion on the 2004-05 accounts on the grounds that the Fund’s systems did not include adequate checks to identify potential fraudulent applications. […]

  3. 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints

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    The C&AG has qualified his opinion on the 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints. This is in part owing to expenses paid to its Chief Executive, the former Accounting Officer of the body, which were not retrospectively approved by the Ministry of Justice.

  4. 2014-15 Accounts of the Office of Legal Complaints

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has today qualified his opinion on the 2014-15 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) on the grounds of regularity.

  5. 2014-15 Accounts of the Office of Legal Complaints

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has today qualified his opinion on the 2014-15 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) on the grounds of regularity.

  6. 4G radio spectrum auction: lessons learned

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    In its sale of the 4G radio spectrum the Office of Communications (Ofcom) achieved its objective of maintaining a competitive market with a number of competing providers.

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    A ‘level playing-field’

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Public bodies should at all times follow public procurement policy policy, based on value for money, and the EU procurement rules which exist to ensure all providers can compete for contracts on an equal basis. This means that procurement practices should not involve preferential treatment for […]

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    Annex A: Note on legal forms of TSOs and charitable status

    This page is part of our decision support tool. What is meant by the term ‘third sector organisation’ (TSO)? Organisations are traditionally divided on the basis of‘private’ or ‘public’, and ‘for-profit’ or ‘not-for-profit’.Organisations which are established on a not-for-profit basis, and which are not directly controlled by the state (not part of the public sector) […]

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    Annex B: Note on risk management

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Risk is uncertainty of outcome. It can arise in two ways: Threats: damaging events that can lead to failure to achieve objectives Opportunities: constructive events that can, if exploited, help with the achievement of objectives but that are also surrounded by threats. There are two aspects […]

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    Annex C: EU restrictions on state aid

    This page is part of our decision support tool. [Footnote 1] EU law on state aid derives from the Treaty of Rome and aims to prevent member states from unfairly distorting competition within the EU, except in certain permitted circumstances. Where a state intervention distorts competition, this will usually constitute state aid. The Treaty expressly […]

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    Annex D: Note on channels

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Principles Government bodies’ use of the three channels (procurement, grant, grant-in-aid) available for funding the activities of TSOs has been highly inconsistent in relation to TSOs. There are a number of reasons for this: Many actual cases do not fit neatly into any one of the […]

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    Annex E: Examples of funding models

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Generic funding model 1: ‘straightforward procurement’ Key features Channel Procurement Intermediaries No Degree of competition Open Duration of contract Three years Payment formula Linked to outputs/outcomes Mainly in arrears Monitoring and evaluation Focus on outputs/outcomes Inspection (risk-based) Illustrative scenario Strategic decisions The objectives of your programme […]

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    Build in full cost recovery

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Full cost recovery [Footnote 1] The government recognises that: No activity can be undertaken without its provider incurring central administrative costs A funder or commissioner has an interest in meeting its fair share of a provider’s central administrative costs because that will help to ensure that […]

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    Causal Maps

    This page is part of our decision support tool. The Causal Maps are the result of a systems modelling exercise to represent the dynamic relationships and complex nature of the MOD’s acquisition system. Download all of the maps, or see below for individual maps: Design for Whole Life-Cost Availability of Management Information Process Changes Effective […]

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    Choose a funding channel

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Which channels can you use? You must choose one of the following three funding channels for the programme: [Footnote 1] Procurement: used to acquire goods, works or services in line with the government’s policy of value for money – “the optimum combination of whole-life cost and […]

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    Determine payment formula

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Basis of payment ‘Basis of payment’ can include payment: ‘Up front’ to finance set-up costs On the completion of stages of work or the achievement of milestones (steps towards an output or outcome) On the achievement of outputs or outcomes At fixed intervals At the end […]

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    Determine the degree of competition for funding

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Under procurement [Footnote 1] Above a certain financial threshold, there must, except in certain specified circumstances, be a competition between potential providers [Footnote 2]. Indeed, even for contracts below the threshold values set by public procurement regulations, some form of advertising or open competition is often […]

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    Establish monitoring and evaluation scheme

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Monitoring Monitoring is about collecting information and assessing it. If a government organisation (‘funder’) has a financial agreement with an external organisation (‘provider’), the funder must monitor the provider to ensure regularity, propriety and value for money. Monitoring, both internally for providers and externally for funders […]

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    Establish specific purpose

    This page is part of our decision support tool. Legal basis Check that your programme has both of the following two forms of approval from Parliament: Vires. This is power in legislation for the government body to carry out the activity envisaged in the policy intent of the programme. If you are unsure whether vires […]

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    How to use this decision support tool (DST)

    This page is part of our decision support tool. This DST takes you through: a number of principles, which apply to the design of any funding model a number of issues to be taken into account in applying the principles a four-stage design process (with defined sub-stages). On the basis of your decisions at one […]