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Government did not adequately record decisions on Covid contracts – watchdog

The Government has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with public money after a report found it did not “adequately” document key decisions when procuring Covid-19 tests. When the pandemic hit, ministers were forced to act quickly to scale up ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

No evidence Scotland’s higher tax rates have increased evasion – Auditor General

There is no evidence that higher rates of tax in Scotland compared to England has affected how many people pay their taxes north of the border, the UK’s Auditor General has said. The head of the National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies, told a ...

03 Feb 2022 at 15:26

‘Disappointing’ progress in work to keep women out of prison – report

The Government has made “limited progress” on steering women away from crime and keeping them out of prison, according to a report. Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) found the Ministry of Justice has not made its ...

19 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Government announces £1 billion school refurbishment plan

Sixty-one schools will be rebuilt or refurbished through a £1 billion fund, the Government has announced. In James Cleverly’s first announcement as Education Secretary, he said the schools would either receive “state of the art” rebuilds ...

12 Jul 2022 at 01:01

‘Government off track on curbing pollution and informing public on air quality’

The Government is not on track to cut air pollution and is not effectively informing the public about the issue, the spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) warned that existing policy measures will not be enough ...

17 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

British Steel pensioners had a ‘gun to the head’ says former watchdog Bailey

The former boss of the City watchdog has said that British Steel pensioners had a gun to their head as they made one of the most complex financial decisions of their lives. Andrew Bailey, who now leads the Bank of England, told MPs ...

14 Jun 2022 at 10:05

Government lost £98m amid failings with electronic tagging project – report

The Government does not know if electronically tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending because of failings with the system, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The failure to carry out a “fundamental transformation” ...

08 Jun 2022 at 08:15

Covid furlough scheme lost billions of pounds to error and fraud, says watchdog

Billions of pounds awarded as part of Covid-19 employment support schemes were lost in fraud and error, a public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office has criticised the Government for not doing more to prevent ...

13 Oct 2022 at 07:53

Personal Finance

Unacceptably high levels of fraud and error in benefits spending, says watchdog

Fraud and error levels in benefits spending are unacceptably high, according to a watchdog, which said more must be done to get a grip on the billions of pounds being lost every year. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...

09 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Police chiefs pledge officers will ‘attend all home burglaries’

Police chiefs vow for officers to ‘attend all home burglaries’

Police chiefs across the country have for the first time vowed to ensure officers “attend all home burglaries”. Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said the commitment is aimed at building ...

05 Oct 2022 at 08:09

City

Trade department has made progress but needs to co-operate better, says report

The Department for International Trade has “made progress” towards selling the UK as an investment destination, but needs to co-ordinate better with other authorities, the Government’s official auditors have said. The ...

27 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Learning loss for disadvantaged pupils ‘greater’ than peers, says watchdog

Learning loss for disadvantaged pupils has been “consistently greater” than for all pupils since the pandemic, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that lost learning, ...

01 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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