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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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28 Apr 16
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27 Apr 16
Auditors have called for improvements to how government manages the welfare cap after finding that failure to account correctly for the impact of tax credit cuts led to errors in last summer’s...
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20 Apr 16
The National Audit Office has called on ministers to set out more details on how devolution in England can be implemented amid increasing risks to the financial sustainability of local public...
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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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23 Mar 16
The lack of accountability for taxpayer funds spent through local enterprise partnerships is putting value for money at risk, government auditors have warned.
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10 Mar 16
Government investment in large-scale science projects such as supercomputers and particle accelerators should be more systematic, with decisions backed by better information, auditors have said.
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4 Mar 16
Inconsistent and inadequate data and tools are hampering the European Union’s ability to counter intra-community VAT fraud, which costs the bloc at least €60bn every year, auditors have warned.
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3 Mar 16
The Department of Health’s understanding of how to commission personalised adult social care services is outdated and inadequate, especially when money is tight, the National Audit Office has...
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2 Mar 16
The Department for Education is unable to track the effectiveness of £2.7bn being spent on a flagship free childcare programme, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
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1 Mar 16
Finance professionals are working on a greater variety of activities and with more and more organisations as service provision becomes more complicated
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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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24 Feb 16
There is a large disparity between the level of fraud and error reported by government and what might actually be occurring, auditors have warned.
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23 Feb 16
The EU’s Court of Auditors recognises change is in the air with crises over the euro, migration and Brexit. So it is considering a “wholly new approach” to financial management
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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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17 Feb 16
The body created by the Local Government Association to oversee council audits following the abolition of the Audit Commission is considering plans to jointly procure contacts across the sector from...
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17 Dec 15
Revenue & Customs loses an estimated £16bn each year due to tax evasion and fraud through the hidden economy and criminal attacks, according to a National Audit Office report today.
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10 Dec 15
No councils have had their 2014/15 accounts qualified as yet, the first overview report from Public Sector Audit Appointments has revealed.
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27 Nov 15
There is growing dissatisfaction with access to GP surgeries, while age, ethnicity and where a patient lives can bear heavily on their ability to get an appointment, the National Audit Office has...
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24 Nov 15
The Department for Transport has improved its management of rail franchises following the collapse of West Coast intercity deal in 2012, but new risks are emerging due to delays and the rising costs...
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5 Nov 15
There are signs that some fire authorities are beginning to face financial stress, with some warning their ability to respond to major incidents might be limited by further funding cuts, according to...
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29 Oct 15
Bankrupt charity Kids Company received at least £46m in public funding over the last 15 years despite evidence that officials raised concerns about its financial management and sustainability...
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21 Oct 15
Progress in improving NHS diabetes care in England has stalled, a National Audit Office review has found.
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2 Oct 15
The Auditor General for Scotland has warned Scottish ministers that they need to develop better financial reporting ahead of the devolution of new fiscal powers.
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17 Sep 15
The National Audit Office has announced it is to investigate the grounds for government funding awards to the closed charity Kids Company, and how the grants were monitored by Whitehall.
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
28 Apr 16
27 Apr 16Auditors have called for improvements to how government manages the welfare cap after finding that failure to account correctly for the impact of tax credit cuts led to errors in last summer’s...
20 Apr 16The National Audit Office has called on ministers to set out more details on how devolution in England can be implemented amid increasing risks to the financial sustainability of local public...
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.
23 Mar 16The lack of accountability for taxpayer funds spent through local enterprise partnerships is putting value for money at risk, government auditors have warned.
10 Mar 16Government investment in large-scale science projects such as supercomputers and particle accelerators should be more systematic, with decisions backed by better information, auditors have said.
4 Mar 16Inconsistent and inadequate data and tools are hampering the European Union’s ability to counter intra-community VAT fraud, which costs the bloc at least €60bn every year, auditors have warned.
3 Mar 16The Department of Health’s understanding of how to commission personalised adult social care services is outdated and inadequate, especially when money is tight, the National Audit Office has...
2 Mar 16The Department for Education is unable to track the effectiveness of £2.7bn being spent on a flagship free childcare programme, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
1 Mar 16Finance professionals are working on a greater variety of activities and with more and more organisations as service provision becomes more complicated
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...
24 Feb 16There is a large disparity between the level of fraud and error reported by government and what might actually be occurring, auditors have warned.
23 Feb 16The EU’s Court of Auditors recognises change is in the air with crises over the euro, migration and Brexit. So it is considering a “wholly new approach” to financial management
23 Feb 16Departmental 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.
17 Feb 16The body created by the Local Government Association to oversee council audits following the abolition of the Audit Commission is considering plans to jointly procure contacts across the sector from...
17 Dec 15Revenue & Customs loses an estimated £16bn each year due to tax evasion and fraud through the hidden economy and criminal attacks, according to a National Audit Office report today.
27 Nov 15There is growing dissatisfaction with access to GP surgeries, while age, ethnicity and where a patient lives can bear heavily on their ability to get an appointment, the National Audit Office has...
24 Nov 15The Department for Transport has improved its management of rail franchises following the collapse of West Coast intercity deal in 2012, but new risks are emerging due to delays and the rising costs...
5 Nov 15There are signs that some fire authorities are beginning to face financial stress, with some warning their ability to respond to major incidents might be limited by further funding cuts, according to...
29 Oct 15Bankrupt charity Kids Company received at least £46m in public funding over the last 15 years despite evidence that officials raised concerns about its financial management and sustainability...
21 Oct 15Progress in improving NHS diabetes care in England has stalled, a National Audit Office review has found.
2 Oct 15The Auditor General for Scotland has warned Scottish ministers that they need to develop better financial reporting ahead of the devolution of new fiscal powers.
17 Sep 15The National Audit Office has announced it is to investigate the grounds for government funding awards to the closed charity Kids Company, and how the grants were monitored by Whitehall.
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