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1 Sep 21
The forthcoming Spending Review must take a cross-departmental view of efficiency savings, says National Audit Office director Simon Bittlestone.
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21 Jul 21
The government’s funding process for its own digital projects hinders long-term planning and makes it difficult to maintain infrastructure, according to the National Audit Office.
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9 Jul 21
Covid-19 and work overruns will mean Crossrail will exceed its current funding envelope, the government spending watchdog said in a report released today.
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6 May 21
Civil service unions are threatening the Treasury with a push for a judicial review over “diabolical” proposed changes to pension scheme benefits, following the McCloud judgement.
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20 Apr 21
The National Audit Office plans to have its timetable for completing departmental audits back on track for the 2021-22 accounts, following delays caused by Covid-19.
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16 Apr 21
Chester West and Chester Council has launched a review into a deal to sell farmland to Lex Greensill, former owner of the firm at the centre of the government’s lobbying controversy.
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9 Apr 21
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
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30 Mar 21
The government and senior officials need to address the causes of problems in their organisations to help improve service delivery and value for money, according to the national spending watchdog.
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25 Mar 21
The department for Health and Social Care’s oversight on the adult social care market is ineffective, and the department is unable to say if its funding gives value for money, according to a report...
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16 Mar 21
Local audit delays exacerbated by Covid-19 have undermined central government departments’ oversight of their sectors, according to the National Audit Office.
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22 Feb 21
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was unable to provide evidence that the value of flood barriers and other infrastructure was not misstated in its 2019-20 accounts, according to...
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18 Feb 21
The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the timeliness of local authority audit in England last year, as sector audits continue to miss deadlines.
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12 Feb 21
The government does not know enough about the overall impact of environmental taxes on its carbon neutrality goals, according to the National Audit Office.
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29 Jan 21
The Department for Health and Social Care misstated £2.2bn of loans in its 2019-20 accounts, according to the head of the National Audit Office.
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29 Jan 21
Robert Jenrick fast-tracked grant funding to local authorities at the start of the Covid-19 crisis last year despite objections from civil servants, according to the National Audit Office.
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22 Jan 21
Differences between the government’s digital systems for procurement and accounting contributed to the government’s lack of transparency over Covid-19 procurement, a Parliamentary committee has heard...
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6 Jan 21
The Ministry of Justice failed to meet either of its financial management targets outlined in the 2015 Spending Review, according to the National Audit Office.
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11 Dec 20
The NHS Test and Trace Service is expected to cost £22bn this year, despite struggling to meet targets on testing and contracting tracing, the National Audit Office has said.
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1 Dec 20
The Department for Transport paid out £309m more to railway operators than it received from income in 2019-2020, according to the National Audit Office.
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25 Nov 20
The UK government has spent an additional £10bn on personal protective equipment this year, as a result of “inadequate stockpiling”, according to the National Audit Office.
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16 Oct 20
Payment errors and benefit fraud hit their highest-ever level in 2019-2020, prior to the full coronavirus lockdown, according to a National Audit Office report into the Department for Work and...
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1 Oct 20
The Cabinet Office took reasonable steps to control the cost of ventilator procurement on behalf of the NHS during the early stages of the pandemic, according to the National Audit Office.
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22 Sep 20
The National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into the UK’s adult social care market and its financial sustainability following Covid-19.
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17 Jul 20
The National Audit Office is to investigate the government’s implementation of Covid-19-related employment initiatives, including how it is mitigating the risk of fraud.
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10 Jul 20
The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
1 Sep 21The forthcoming Spending Review must take a cross-departmental view of efficiency savings, says National Audit Office director Simon Bittlestone.
21 Jul 21The government’s funding process for its own digital projects hinders long-term planning and makes it difficult to maintain infrastructure, according to the National Audit Office.
9 Jul 21Covid-19 and work overruns will mean Crossrail will exceed its current funding envelope, the government spending watchdog said in a report released today.
6 May 21Civil service unions are threatening the Treasury with a push for a judicial review over “diabolical” proposed changes to pension scheme benefits, following the McCloud judgement.
16 Apr 21Chester West and Chester Council has launched a review into a deal to sell farmland to Lex Greensill, former owner of the firm at the centre of the government’s lobbying controversy.
9 Apr 21The Covid-19 pandemic has proved the feasibility of remote auditing, says Kate Mathers, executive director of the National Audit Office.
25 Mar 21The department for Health and Social Care’s oversight on the adult social care market is ineffective, and the department is unable to say if its funding gives value for money, according to a report...
16 Mar 21Local audit delays exacerbated by Covid-19 have undermined central government departments’ oversight of their sectors, according to the National Audit Office.
22 Feb 21The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was unable to provide evidence that the value of flood barriers and other infrastructure was not misstated in its 2019-20 accounts, according to...
29 Jan 21The Department for Health and Social Care misstated £2.2bn of loans in its 2019-20 accounts, according to the head of the National Audit Office.
29 Jan 21Robert Jenrick fast-tracked grant funding to local authorities at the start of the Covid-19 crisis last year despite objections from civil servants, according to the National Audit Office.
22 Jan 21Differences between the government’s digital systems for procurement and accounting contributed to the government’s lack of transparency over Covid-19 procurement, a Parliamentary committee has heard...
6 Jan 21The Ministry of Justice failed to meet either of its financial management targets outlined in the 2015 Spending Review, according to the National Audit Office.
11 Dec 20The NHS Test and Trace Service is expected to cost £22bn this year, despite struggling to meet targets on testing and contracting tracing, the National Audit Office has said.
1 Dec 20The Department for Transport paid out £309m more to railway operators than it received from income in 2019-2020, according to the National Audit Office.
16 Oct 20Payment errors and benefit fraud hit their highest-ever level in 2019-2020, prior to the full coronavirus lockdown, according to a National Audit Office report into the Department for Work and...
10 Jul 20The Department for Work and Pensions has made “poor progress” in reducing fraud and error in the administration of Universal Credit, according to the National Audit Office.
