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.
The government’s deal for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has locked taxpayers and consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain benefits, auditors have warned.
Since the financial crisis there has been “significant cuts” to areas such as working age benefits and public order and safety, an Institute for Fiscal Studies report has found.
Plans to allow local authorities to retain 100% of business rates are at risk of delay and may fail to deliver financial self-sufficiency for councils or a boost to local growth, the National Audit...
Public Sector Audit Appointments has filled a gap left by the Audit Commission, allowing councils to opt in to a national scheme for selecting auditors. It’s proving very popular. Could it go...
Almost one third of community councils in Wales are failing to either prepare their accounts on time, manage risk, or set an appropriate budget, according to the Welsh spending watchdog.
The Ministry of Defence needs to find almost £6bn of savings over the next ten years in order for its equipment plan to be affordable, the National Audit Office has said.
Nine out of ten ambulance trusts in England failed to meet all three of their response time targets in 2015-16 amid rising demand for services, the National Audit Office has found.
Local authorities in Wales working with charities and voluntary organisations must do more to demonstrate they are receiving value for money, the auditor general for Wales has said.
A large majority of local authorities in England look likely to use Public Sector Audit Appointments to procure their auditors – but any intending to do so must notify them by 9 March, its...
HM Revenue & Customs has admitted that a multi-million pound project to reduce the costs of running its estate is “unrealistic”, according to the National Audit Office.
Schools will have to find savings of £3bn by 2019-20 to counteract cumulative cost pressures from pay rises, national insurance and pensions payments, the National Audit Office has said.
The government is not doing enough to measure the impact of sanctions on people who are drawing benefits or on wider society, according to the National Audit Office.
Scotland’s municipal spending watchdog has praised the financial management of the country’s local authorities over the past year, but warned them of a bleak future of shrinking budgets...
Demonstrating that the UK aid agency’s private sector arm makes a difference to the poorest people remains a “significant challenge”, the country’s National Audit Office has concluded.
Auditors general from around the world will gather in Abu Dhabi for the congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions in December. PF asked six of them to share their hopes...