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Watchdog warns of market failure amid soaring children’s care home costs

The National Audit Office says local authority spending rose from £1.6 billion in the year ending March 2020 to £3.1 billion four years later.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s post-PM life: this is a test of public standards – Britain must not fail it

Editorial: Leaked files show public funds may have supported private deals. This corrodes public life. The National Audit Office should investigate

The Guardian - UK

Hotels, barges, military sites: where can England house people seeking asylum?

Ministers said to be considering a ‘range’ of options after hotel protests and high court ruling – but choices are limited

The Guardian - UK

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RAF’s most advanced jet a ‘disappointing return’ on £11 billion cost, NAO says

The F-35 programme, which could cost up to £71 billion over its lifetime, has suffered delays and personnel shortages, the National Audit Office said.

Evening Standard

RAF jets a ‘disappointing return’ on £11 billion cost as programme plagued by delays

The ‘full mission capable rate’ – an aircraft’s ability to carry out all its required missions – was only around a third of the target

The Independent UK

Successive governments have failed to turn bus services around, watchdog says

Services have been reduced and passenger numbers are below pre-coronavirus levels, a report by the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

New biosecurity centre to tackle pandemics and animal disease gets £1bn funding

The announcement is part of a new national security strategy.

The Independent UK

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UK ‘not prepared’ for major animal disease outbreak like foot and mouth or bird flu

Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high” risk of an outbreak to which it would be unable to respond effectively

The Independent UK

At least £357m in carer’s allowance paid out in error over past six years, charity finds

Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of people

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog’s investment body findings prompt concern over UK research ‘leadership’

The National Audit Office identified problems at UK Research and Innovation, an arm’s length body considered key to Government priorities.

The Independent UK

Cost of asylum accommodation to triple to £15.3bn over 10 years, watchdog warns

Over £1bn spent on asylum hotels in the past year as watchdog says Home Office has ‘few levers to control costs’

The Independent UK

Estimated cost of asylum seeker accommodation treble what expected, says watchdog

The original estimate for asylum seeker housing was £4.5billion for 2019-2029, but that is expected to rise to £15.3billion, according to the National Audit Office

Evening Standard

Government vow to recruit 6,500 teachers may not address shortage – watchdog

The National Audit Office has called on the Department for Education to publish a delivery plan for achieving its teacher recruitment target.

The Independent UK

Regulators have failed to deliver trusted and resilient water sector – watchdog

Consumer trust in the sector is at an all-time low, the National Audit Office found.

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Evening Standard

Visas shortage in key sectors revealed as Downing Street defends delay to new immigration blueprint

Home Office data shows that fewer than 181,000 visas out of a total of about 560,000 were allocated to foreign workers in the key fields identified for economic growth

The Independent UK

MPs warn public sector accounts were undermined by local audit backlog

The Public Accounts Committee called for swift action to address delays in independent assessments of council finances.

Evening Standard

Watchdog in growth warning over key department’s limited industry support

The National Audit Office said the Department for Business and Trade must boost support for sectors if the Government is to achieve its main mission.

The Independent UK

Unstable council finances in need of swift reform, spending watchdog warns

The National Audit Office warned town halls are becoming more focused on frontline services, while preventative measures are getting less cash.

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Evening Standard

AI and innovation key to government productivity and resilience – watchdog head

Gareth Davies, comptroller and auditor general of the National Audit Office (NAO), gave his annual speech in Parliament on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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’

Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent UK

Employers’ national insurance rise ‘straw that breaks camels back’, Lords told

Crossbench peer Lord Morse, former head of the National Audit Office, warned that ‘not all big businesses have equally broad shoulders’.

The Independent UK

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’.

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