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DVLA keeps 91,000 people waiting more than a YEAR for a new driving licence

Nearly 100,000 “medical licensing” cases since April 2020 have been delayed by more than a year as the DVLA in Swansea tries to clear a Covid drivers' licence backlog

Daily Mirror

DVLA driving licence warning to those with medical conditions following covid backlog

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that those with medical conditions applying for a driving licence may have a longer delay. This comes after the DVLA cleared all backlogs and returned to normal processing times earlier this year for all standard applications.

Glasgow Live

Covid: Up to £4.5billion of support scheme money lost to fraud, report states

‘While the figures are highly uncertain, large amounts of error and fraud are unlikely ever to be recovered,’ the report said

Evening Standard

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Covid furlough scheme ‘lost billions of pounds to error and fraud’

Government insists compliance checks minimised fraud from start of scheme

The Independent UK

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

‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's awful record as PM leaves office - from Covid failings to Brexit chaos

Few other British Prime Ministers have done more to erode faith in our democratic institutions, writes Head of Politics Jason Beattie

Daily Mirror

DWP: Thousands claiming Attendance Allowance could be due a benefits windfall due to under-payments

A National Audit Office report suggest thousands could be due extra money from the DWP.

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Women over State Pension age urged to check if they are eligible for backdated payments

Six groups of women over the State Pension age may be eligible for money amid backdated payments after a report by the DWP revealed many have have been underpaid.

Edinburgh Live

Boris Johnson's 40 'new' hospitals election boast to be probed by audit watchdog

The National Audit Office will carry out a 'value for money' review that reports back next year on spiralling inflation - and whether the 40 projects are really 'new' at all

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson faces investigation into claims over 40 ‘new’ hospitals

Trusts reveal only five wholly new hospitals planned, as Labour says the scheme ‘exists only in PM’s imagination’

The Guardian - UK

Energy supplier collapses likely to cost around £2.7bn, report finds

Failures of energy companies were caused by high prices, but were made more likely by regulator Ofgem, the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

Timeline of troubled Crossrail project

The scheme has suffered a number of problems.

The Independent UK

Timeline of troubled Crossrail project

When was it supposed to open and what was its first budget?

The Independent UK

Number of children in custody set to double by 2024

The National Audit Office report also finds that ethnic minority groups are overrepresented in custody

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Landfill tax rises boosting fly-tipping, says spending watchdog

National Audit Office says tax has increased amount of money criminals can make from waste crime

Daily Mirror

Latest blow for troubled £5.5bn Army vehicles as just five of 27 problems fixed

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey forced the information about the Ajax fiasco out of the Ministry of Defence as Vladimir Putin's forces continue their Ukraine invasion

The Independent UK

Why just 7 per cent of Britain’s native woodland is in good shape

‘It’s important that it’s the right tree in the right place,’ says one expert

The Guardian - UK

UK quarantine hotels cost taxpayer £400m, watchdog finds

National Audit Office reveals losses in report on how UK managed cross-border travel during Covid pandemic

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The Independent UK

Covid travel rules that cost £486m in taxpayers’ money were imposed without overall assessment

The National Audit Office urged the Government to learn lessons in case travel restrictions need to be reintroduced

The Guardian - UK

UK Foreign Office rushed £4.2bn of aid cuts, official audit finds

Support slashed despite warnings about impact, with offices told not to discuss plans with local partners, says National Audit Office report

Daily Mirror

Covid PPE waste exposed as HALF of suppliers gave items that could not be used

A report from the National Audit Office found the Department for Health and Social Care is still dealing with issues over almost 10,000 Covid contracts drawn up to purchase around 38 billion PPE items

Daily Mirror

No big British defence project is on time and on budget, as PM heads to NATO

A study by Whitehall spending watchdog the National Audit Office has revealed none of the Ministry of Defence's programmes in the £166.6bn Major Projects Portfolio has the coveted "green" rating

The Independent UK

Government did not sufficiently consider if tree-planting targets are realistic, watchdog says

‘It is not expecting to achieve the amount of new tree-planting in 2021-22 that it set out to,’ head of National Audit Office says

The Independent UK

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

Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office found the Ministry of Justice has not made its female offender strategy a ‘priority’.

The Conversation

BBC funding: licence fee debate risks overlooking value of UK's public broadcasters

The proposed two-year freeze in the TV licence fee has prompted a lively debate about BBC funding. The move puts huge pressure on the Corporation’s finances, which have taken an estimated 30% real-term cut since 2010. The National Audit Office suggested in its December 2021 report that further budget reductions…

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