High Speed Two: A progress update
Published on:This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.
This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.
This report examines whether the British Business Bank is improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s management of its business support schemes.
This report examines the Ministry of Defence’s management of its large and complex infrastructure projects at nuclear-regulated sites.
This investigation builds on our previous work and sets out the facts about the university technical colleges programme.
This report makes early observations on the progress and risks in upgrading the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down.
This report assesses how well Ofwat, Ofgem, Ofcom and the FCA measure and report their performance in protecting consumer interests.
This report builds on our previous work and takes stock of the Ministry of Justice’s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms
Our study evaluates how far the government has an effective system for measuring progress towards its environmental objectives.
This report examines projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, which comprises the biggest and riskiest projects across government
This investigation is about acquiring land and property for Phase One (London to the West Midlands) of the High Speed 2 programme
This investigation sets out the decision-making process, leading to the July 2017 announcement of the cancellation of three rail electrification projects: the Midland Main Line north of Kettering (to Nottingham and Sheffield); the Great Western Main Line between Cardiff and Swansea; and the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere.
This examines the causes of poor performance on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern network since the franchise began in September 2014, the effects on passenger services, financial outcomes for the operator and the Department, and the Department’s handling of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise.
Until the government is able to establish effective oversight of the modern slavery system as a whole, it will not be able to significantly reduce the prevalence of modern slavery or show that it is achieving value for money.
The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the centre of government is overseeing and taking forward implementation of the UK’s exit from the European Union. The briefing focuses in particular on the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
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The programme to upgrade to the Thameslink routes through London has a realistic prospect of delivering value for money but there remains risks which the Department for Transport and Network Rail need to manage carefully.
The Department is exerting stronger oversight and sanctioning under-performing providers but there remain issues to resolve, such as more timely identification of underperformance and ineligible payments.
Although the Commission has improved as an organisation, it needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if it is to sustain further improvement.
The case for a huge expansion of electronic monitoring using GPS was unproven, but the Ministry of Justice pursued an overly ambitious and high risk strategy anyway. Ultimately it has not delivered.
In May 2012, the Department of Transport expected the tram-train scheme to be completed by Dec 2015. It is now expected to be completed in May 2018.