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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

Deadline on Government pledge to hire 20,000 police officers approaches

The Government is waiting to discover if it has hit its manifesto pledge to hire 20,000 police officers in England and Wales. The Home Office said it remains confident the target to hire the new recruits by the end of March will be reached ...

30 Mar 2023 at 18:39

Braverman to urge police to stop ‘pandering to political correctness’

The Home Secretary will call for police to stop “pandering to politically correct preoccupations” and focus on catching criminals. Suella Braverman is due to deliver a speech on policing following the release of Home Office data at 9.30am ...

25 Apr 2023 at 20:16

Damage to UK image caused by Covid support fraud ‘a blip’ – civil servant

The reputational damage done to the UK by the high level of fraud involving Covid-19 support schemes was a “blip”, a senior civil servant has told MPs. A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said the latest Transparency ...

15 May 2023 at 19:53

Watchdog warns of unknown ‘critical risk’ to pupils in unsafe schools

The Government does not have sufficient information to manage “critical” risks to the safety of pupils and staff arising from a deterioration in the condition of school buildings, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. A ...

28 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Spending watchdog finds MoD running £17bn equipment ‘blackhole’

The public spending watchdog has found that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) equipment plan is “unaffordable”, with a budget “blackhole” of almost £17 billion. Labour said the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report was “totally ...

04 Dec 2023 at 07:48

Increasing number of NHS bodies failing to break even, report warns

An increasing number of NHS bodies have been unable to break even, according to a new report on the financial management and sustainability of the health service. NHS England is facing challenges on an “unprecedented” ...

23 Jul 2024 at 14:43

Rwanda asylum scheme cost could soar to £500m, watchdog says

The cost of Rishi Sunak’s troubled Rwanda asylum scheme could soar to half a billion pounds, plus hundreds of thousands more for each deportee, an investigation by the public spending watchdog has found. The Home ...

01 Mar 2024 at 10:22

All trusts should have funding to remove unsafe concrete, health chief says

All NHS trusts should have access to the necessary funding to replace concrete that has been deemed unsafe “as soon as possible”, a health chief has said. The Government has committed to rebuilding seven ...

01 Sept 2023 at 12:50

Government ‘has more to do’ to ensure transparency among officials – watchdog

The Government must do more to ensure public officials are transparent about conflicts of interest or risk “undermining” the view they are objective, ministers have been warned. Public spending watchdog ...

22 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Reeves announces funding for crumbling schools and childcare ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has announced £1.4 billion to rebuild crumbling schools and a tripling of investment in free breakfast clubs as part of her first Budget. The Chancellor said children “should not suffer ...

27 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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