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AI and system reform could help boost Whitehall productivity, watchdog to say

Gareth Davies, comptroller and auditor general of the National Audit Office, will put forward ways to boost Government productivity.

Evening Standard

Budget to tackle violence against women and girls will be spent, minister vows

It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.

The Independent UK

Policing minister accepts forces in England and Wales face ‘challenging’ cuts

Diana Johnson says Labour is ‘starting from a difficult position’, after Essex police say they could get rid of PCSOs

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Violence against women 'epidemic' is getting worse, watchdog finds

National Audit Office report says ministers have failed to improve outcomes for victims

Evening Standard

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women spiralling out of control

A ministerial oversight group for the strategy ‘only met four times in three years’

The Independent UK

Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’

The Guardian - UK

Cyber threat against UK Government severe and advancing quickly, warns watchdog

Officials have been told that Wednesday’s report from the National Audit Office should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.

Evening Standard

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Offer free swimming to help the nation’s health, MPs told

Tower Hamlets in east London started offering a free swimming programme last year, the Health and Social Care Committee heard.

Evening Standard

Maintenance backlog of crumbling schools and hospitals ‘costs at least £49bn’

The National Audit Office Ministers has also warned ministers that allowing the waiting list of repairs to linger is a ‘false economy’.

The Independent UK

The UK government’s tech purchase processes “downplay” the technical risks involved

NAO report cite ballooning costs of projects and cumulative decades of delays as consequences of insufficient planning.

TechRadar

Cost of Premiership rugby’s failed three underlined with £30m loans yet to be recovered

Wasps, Worcester and London Irish went out of business in 2022/23

The Independent UK

UK electric vehicle charger rollout risks regional divide, report warns

National Audit Office says government on track to install 300,000 charge points by 2030 but areas outside south-east risk missing out

The Guardian - UK

Only 15% of public EV chargepoints are in rural areas – report

The National Audit Office (NAO) urged ministers to put ‘greater focus’ on ensuring more chargepoints are installed in rural locations.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood suggests ministers will override objections to new prisons

Justice secretary says lack of cells ‘is of more concern’ than people’s worries about jails being built near their homes

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Asylum seekers to be housed in disused care homes and student digs

Home Office plans to find 800 new accommodation sites and cut bill that has risen to £5.5m a day

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of thousands hit by ruinous carer’s allowance penalties, audit shows

Campaigners say NAO report shows impact of DWP staffing decisions and failure to address flaws in benefit’s design

The Independent UK

Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt up by £100 million since 2018

Historic overpayments have led to many carers unwittingly racking up unmanageable levels of debt.

The Guardian - UK

Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029

Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today

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The Guardian - UK

Tory plan for 20,000 new jail places ‘will be years late and £4bn over budget’ – report

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

Evening Standard

Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’

The National Audit Office published a report on prison funding on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

20,000 extra prison places will be five years late and £4.2bn over budget, spending watchdog finds

Taxpayers left with ‘eye-watering bill’ due to negilence of previous governments, experts warn

Evening Standard

Spending watchdog warns plans to boost NHS dental treatments 'not on track'

Plans aimed for an extra 1.5 million treatments to be completed by the end of 2024 seem “unlikely” to be met, the NAO said

The Guardian - UK

Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

National Audit Office finds ‘significant uncertainty’ as to whether pledge for extra 1.5m treatments will be fulfilled

The Independent UK

NHS sees fewer new dental patients after ‘recovery’ plan – report

The previous government set out plans to boost NHS dentistry services in England.

Evening Standard

Spending watchdog refuses to sign off ‘inadequate’ public sector accounts

A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the National Audit Office.

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