The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.
The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.
The Bank of England is overhauling its management of non-financial risks. The Bank is progressing but recognises there is more to be done.
The UK’s future resilience to dangerous diseases is being undermined by decision-making failures regarding a planned health security campus in Harlow.
The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
Government needs to ensure its growth plans for Cambridge are aligned with its £6-7bn investment in a new regional railway (East West Rail, Oxford to Cambridge), so it can maximise the economic benefits of the line, a new report by the National Audit Office says.
The Financial Conduct Authority is making significant changes in response to its new responsibilities and past regulatory failures, but it needs to manage the related risks if it’s to meet its commitments, including reducing and preventing financial crime, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
Government has delayed plans to cap lifetime social care costs and scaled back plans for reforming the system it set out in December 2021.
Our report looks at how DHSC is responding to the challenges facing adult social care in England, and its progress delivering reforms.
Our report looks at whether the government is well positioned to achieve its drug strategy’s 10-year ambitions.
Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
Senior Audit Manager Natalie Low gives an NAO perspective on the NHS as it turns 75. What has many decades of the NAO auditing one of the largest employers in the world revealed?
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.
Our People and Operational Management Insights team are experts in the challenges facing government in service delivery, workforce, people skills and capability management.
We’ve used our Police Uplift Programme report to give context on the Home Office reaching its target of 20,000 new police officers.
In the 25 Year Environment Plan, government identified regulation as one of the key mechanisms to achieve its environmental goals. Through different regulatory bodies, Defra is already delivering a range of regulatory interventions. This study will examine how regulation is contributing towards the delivery of government’s environmental objectives.
Despite funding and staffing levels for mental health services increasing, and more patients being treated, millions of people with mental health needs are still not accessing services, with some facing lengthy waits for treatment, according to a new National Audit Office report.