Winter 2022
The future of the advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs)
This study will examine the progress with planning for the decommissioning of AGRs, and risks to value for money.
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Autumn 2021
Department for International Trade: Progress with trade negotiations
This report will examine the Department for International Trade’s progress with trade negotiations, including converting existing EU trade agreements.
Autumn 2021
NHS supply chain finance investigation
Prior to its collapse in March 2021, Greensill Capital (UK) Limited (Greensill) was involved in the provision of supply chain finance to enable community pharmacies to be reimbursed quickly for dispensing NHS prescriptions. Greensill was also involved in a scheme that enabled employees of NHS Trusts to access their salaries early. Following the Treasury Select … Read more
Autumn 2021
Preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic
This study will examine how well prepared the government was for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Autumn 2021
The UK border update
In December 2020 the UK and the EU reached agreement on the terms of their future relationship. Following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, there have been changes in how the UK trades with the EU, and in relation to the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland: the … Read more
Autumn 2021
The management of debt owed to HMRC
In 2019-20 HM Revenue and Customs collected £636.7 billion in total tax revenues. The amount of tax overdue for payment at 31 March 2020 was £22.4 billion. On 20 March 2020, the government announced measures that deferred future payments of some taxes, in recognition of the financial pressures put on taxpayers as a result of … Read more
Autumn 2021
Supporting local economic recovery
This report will consider how well government has learned and applied lessons from previous local growth programmes.
Autumn 2021
NHS backlogs and waiting times
This report will provide a factual overview of NHS backlogs and waiting times following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Autumn 2021
DWP employment support: kickstart
This report will investigate DWP’s Kickstart Scheme, designed to create employability and create additional jobs for 16-24 year olds.
Autumn 2021
Financial sustainability of schools in England
This study will examine whether the Department for Education is supporting schools in a way that improves their financial sustainability.
Winter 2021
Evaluation and the use of evaluation evidence across government
This report will examine measures in place to support the use of evaluation evidence in government to produce better outcomes
Winter 2021
A follow-up on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
This investigation will examine what government is doing to protect public money in relation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Winter 2021/22
BBC efficiency and reform
This report examines the BBC’s progress in making savings and the impact of savings on its content and news coverage.
Winter 2021
Regulation of private renting
This report will examine whether the regulation of private renting supports government’s aim to make the sector fair and affordable.
Winter 2021
Child Maintenance Service
This report will assess the value for money of the child maintenance system.
Winter 2021/2022
Improving outcomes for female offenders
This report will assess government’s progress in achieving the aims of the Female Offender Strategy
Winter 2021/2022
Financial modelling in government
Government relies on hundreds – possibly thousands – of models for a huge variety of critical activities, from forecasting spending plans to guiding operational decision making. It is increasingly relying on these models with more data now available and an increased emphasis on evidence-driven decision-making. Government last published guidance on modelling – the Aqua Book … Read more
Winter 2021/22
The Roll-Out of the COVID-19 Vaccine in England
This study will examine how well placed the government is to meet its objectives for the COVID-19 vaccine programme.
Winter 2022
Investigation: Lessons from implementing IR35 reforms
Off-payroll working tax rules can apply if a worker (sometimes known as a contractor) provides their services to the client through their own limited company or another type of intermediary. The rules aim to make sure that workers who would have been an employee if they were providing their services directly to the client pay … Read more
Winter 2021/22
Investigation into government’s management of COVID-19 contracts
This investigation will examine the way government is managing its COVID-19 contracts and the goods it has received to date.
Spring 2022
Financial sustainability of higher education in England
Higher education providers can have a fundamental influence on the future lives of graduates, with consequences for the national economy – but to do so they must be financially viable and remain sustainable. Providers are independent bodies, and the sector’s financial sustainability is heavily dependent on student fee income, top-up grant funding, and government research … Read more
Spring 2022
Managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending
This study will examine whether the government has protected value for money in managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending.
Spring 2022
Armoured Vehicles
The study will assess MOD’s performance in managing its main armoured vehicle programmes.
Spring 2022
British Steel Pension Scheme investigation
This investigation will set out the activities the Financial Conduct Authority has undertaken to regulate the financial advice given to members of the British Steel Pension Scheme, its plans for supporting steelworkers who may be entitled to redress, and the extent to which compensation is being delivered.