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21 Jul 16
The government lacks a “coherent, enduring framework” for planning and managing policy implementation, according to the National Audit Office.
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20 Jul 16
Uptake on the government’s Green Deal loan scheme was “woefully low” and projections of its success “wildly optimistic”, a committee has found.
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20 Jul 16
Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
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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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15 Jul 16
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Defence have both had their 2015-16 accounts qualified by the auditor general.
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15 Jul 16
Public Sector Audit Appointments expects to gain government approval to become a body through which local authorities can opt to have their auditors chosen, a workshop at the CIPFA conference has...
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12 Jul 16
The Department for Communities and Local Government has achieved only a small fraction of its target to release enough public land to build 160,000 new homes by 2020, the National Audit Office has...
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30 Jun 16
Public sector pension liabilities have increased by around a third since 2009-10 and the government’s exposure to risk as a result is “significant and challenging”, auditors have...
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16 Jun 16
Grant Thornton has today issued a public interest report on Derby City Council in response to governance failings, including mismanagement of a major project in response to equal pay legislation.
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27 May 16
The Treasury is making progress on improving the quality of the Whole of Government Accounts and there is a path to removing the remaining qualifications, the National Audit Office’s report on the...
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19 May 16
A scheme to share back-office functions has so far failed to achieve value for money for Whitehall departments, the National Audit Office has found.
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17 May 16
Government auditors have said the police should investigate an alleged fraud over Thanet District Council’s use of a European Union grant.
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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.
21 Jul 16The government lacks a “coherent, enduring framework” for planning and managing policy implementation, according to the National Audit Office.
20 Jul 16Uptake on the government’s Green Deal loan scheme was “woefully low” and projections of its success “wildly optimistic”, a committee has found.
20 Jul 16Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National Fraud Initiative, it has been announced.
19 Jul 16The sale of former Northern Rock assets by the government completed last year “was value for money”, auditors have found.
12 Jul 16The Department for Communities and Local Government has achieved only a small fraction of its target to release enough public land to build 160,000 new homes by 2020, the National Audit Office has...
30 Jun 16Public sector pension liabilities have increased by around a third since 2009-10 and the government’s exposure to risk as a result is “significant and challenging”, auditors have...
16 Jun 16Grant Thornton has today issued a public interest report on Derby City Council in response to governance failings, including mismanagement of a major project in response to equal pay legislation.
27 May 16The Treasury is making progress on improving the quality of the Whole of Government Accounts and there is a path to removing the remaining qualifications, the National Audit Office’s report on the...
17 May 16Government auditors have said the police should investigate an alleged fraud over Thanet District Council’s use of a European Union grant.
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
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.
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