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23 May 18
The government has spent at least £239m on 26 inquiries since 2005 but does not monitor their effectiveness, the official public spending watchdog has revealed today.
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8 Mar 18
Local authorities in England are struggling to cope with higher demands and cost pressures, according to a report from the National Audit Office out today.
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30 Jan 18
The Ministry of Defence has lost out on up to £4.2bn after it sold 55,000 homes to a private company, the National Audit Office has found.
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15 Dec 17
The government kept funding training company Learndirect despite it being judged ’inadequate’ because of fears over the loss of such a large provider.
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13 Dec 17
It is unclear whether the Green Investment Bank achieved its aim to boost the UK’s green economy, according to the National Audit Office.
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7 Nov 17
Government borrowing has increased by 61% since 2009-10 and, while costs have been kept down, the size of the debt poses a significant risk to the public finances, government auditors have warned.
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30 Oct 17
The Department for Education needs to reduce payments to students who do not finish their studies at non-publicly funded higher education providers, the spending watchdog has found.
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17 Jul 17
The first sale of shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland lost the government £1.9bn but was still value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
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28 Jun 17
A programme to streamline the Bank of England is on course to be completed £25m under budget but shortcomings have arisen, the National Audit Office has found.
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24 Mar 17
The government needs to drop projects it does not think it can deliver, the National Audit Office has said.
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9 Feb 17
Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
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21 Oct 16
Janet Eilbeck and Greg Parston have been appointed to the board of the National Audit Office as non-executive members, it was announced yesterday.
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13 Sep 16
The UK’s resettlement programme for Syrian refugees could have a total cost of £1.7bn, the National Audit Office has said.
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7 Sep 16
The Department for Education lacks a “clear rationale” to explain how an increase in apprenticeship numbers would benefit national productivity, according to the National Audit Office.
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25 Jul 16
There needs to be a “step change” in the way the civil service does business in the wake of Brexit and other challenges, the comptroller and auditor general has said.
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19 Jul 16
The sale of former Northern Rock assets by the government completed last year “was value for money”, auditors have found.
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30 Jun 16
Government financial assets across banking, housing and student finance are placing an increasing risk to the public finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
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2 May 16
Keep up to date, maintain audit trails and watch out for hidden black holes – sound advice from a seminar held a year after the law on audit changed
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14 Apr 16
Each plan taken out under the government’s Green Deal cost the taxpayer over £17,000 and overall the scheme was not value for money, auditors have found.
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1 Mar 16
The criminal justice system in England and Wales does not provide value for money as delays and aborted court hearings create extra work and waste scarce resources, according to the National Audit...
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23 Feb 16
Departmental accounting officers have more incentives to keep ministers sweet than they do to raise concerns and safeguard taxpayers’ money, the National Audit Office has warned.
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10 Feb 16
Teacher shortages are growing with the government’s continued failure to recruit and train sufficient numbers, the National Audit Office has warned.
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21 Jan 16
The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
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13 Jan 16
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has accused some Whitehall departments of “playing fast and loose with taxpayers’ money” after a report found spending on consultants and temporary staff...
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17 Dec 15
Auditor general Amyas Morse has issued a qualified opinion on the 2014/15 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Client Funds Accounts, which cover statutory child maintenance schemes.
23 May 18The government has spent at least £239m on 26 inquiries since 2005 but does not monitor their effectiveness, the official public spending watchdog has revealed today.
8 Mar 18Local authorities in England are struggling to cope with higher demands and cost pressures, according to a report from the National Audit Office out today.
30 Jan 18The Ministry of Defence has lost out on up to £4.2bn after it sold 55,000 homes to a private company, the National Audit Office has found.
15 Dec 17The government kept funding training company Learndirect despite it being judged ’inadequate’ because of fears over the loss of such a large provider.
13 Dec 17It is unclear whether the Green Investment Bank achieved its aim to boost the UK’s green economy, according to the National Audit Office.
7 Nov 17Government borrowing has increased by 61% since 2009-10 and, while costs have been kept down, the size of the debt poses a significant risk to the public finances, government auditors have warned.
30 Oct 17The Department for Education needs to reduce payments to students who do not finish their studies at non-publicly funded higher education providers, the spending watchdog has found.
17 Jul 17The first sale of shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland lost the government £1.9bn but was still value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
28 Jun 17A programme to streamline the Bank of England is on course to be completed £25m under budget but shortcomings have arisen, the National Audit Office has found.
24 Mar 17The government needs to drop projects it does not think it can deliver, the National Audit Office has said.
9 Feb 17Fraud could be having a bigger affect on the aid budget than recorded figures suggest, auditors have warned.
21 Oct 16Janet Eilbeck and Greg Parston have been appointed to the board of the National Audit Office as non-executive members, it was announced yesterday.
13 Sep 16The UK’s resettlement programme for Syrian refugees could have a total cost of £1.7bn, the National Audit Office has said.
7 Sep 16The Department for Education lacks a “clear rationale” to explain how an increase in apprenticeship numbers would benefit national productivity, according to the National Audit Office.
25 Jul 16There needs to be a “step change” in the way the civil service does business in the wake of Brexit and other challenges, the comptroller and auditor general has said.
19 Jul 16The sale of former Northern Rock assets by the government completed last year “was value for money”, auditors have found.
30 Jun 16Government financial assets across banking, housing and student finance are placing an increasing risk to the public finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
2 May 16Keep up to date, maintain audit trails and watch out for hidden black holes – sound advice from a seminar held a year after the law on audit changed
14 Apr 16Each plan taken out under the government’s Green Deal cost the taxpayer over £17,000 and overall the scheme was not value for money, auditors have found.
1 Mar 16The criminal justice system in England and Wales does not provide value for money as delays and aborted court hearings create extra work and waste scarce resources, according to the National Audit...
10 Feb 16Teacher shortages are growing with the government’s continued failure to recruit and train sufficient numbers, the National Audit Office has warned.
21 Jan 16The UK’s Department for International Development needs to be better placed to ensure value for money in its response to fluid, long-term crises, the country’s public spending watchdog has said.
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