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Authorities Investigate £60 Million Student Loan Scam Targeting Higher Education Funding

The illicit scheme allegedly involves the creation of fake student identities and the manipulation of loan disbursements.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England

PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s flagship hospital scheme mired in delays, watchdog finds

MPs’ committee has ‘no confidence’ in delivery target for new hospitals and levelling up funds also criticised

The Guardian - UK

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Levelling up projects unlikely to be delivered on time, says watchdog

The National Audit Office blamed inflation, skills shortages and delayed decision-making for the slippage.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak was warned by own watchdog three years ago that prisons would run out of space in 2023

Exclusive: National Audit Office said government’s failure to invest and longer sentences were driving shortfall

The Independent UK

MoD management of supplies and spares ‘putting front line at risk’

The National Audit Office flagged concerns about how the defence department manages its £11.8 billion portfolio of equipment.

The Independent UK

People caught in possession of laughing gas could face up to two years in jail under new Home Office plans – as it happened

Home Office to introduce new measures as part of plan announced earlier this year to ban nitrous oxide

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New online reform regulatory system could cost nearly £170m, Ofcom estimates

A new report by public spending watchdog the National Audit Office praised the progress Ofcom has made in preparing for the new regulatory role.

The Independent UK

Cost of Euston HS2 terminus could race past £4.8bn estimate, MPs say

Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project

The Guardian - UK

School building collapse causing death or injury ‘very likely’ following years of underfunding, warns watchdog

Around 700,000 children in England are attending schools in need of major repairs, says the National Audit Office

Evening Standard

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

The National Audit Office raised concerns that around 700,000 children in England are attending schools which require major repairs.

The Independent UK

Government has ‘long way to go’ to meet asylum backlog goal

National Audit Office questions whether the plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

Data shows a majority of councils missed accounts deadline as reserves fall

Two-thirds of councils had not published details of spending by the date set by the Government as concerns are raised over audits and transparency.

The Independent UK

Tories accused of 'extraordinary arrogance' in clash over freeport allegations

Labour has lashed out at the Government and demanded that the National Audit Office (NAO) investigates allegations of wrongdoing at the Teesworks site - but the Government says there is "no evidence" of corruption

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The Independent UK

Government announces Teesworks panel as Labour brings vote over inquiry decision

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has been calling for the National Audit Office to lead the investigation into the major development.

Bike Perfect

A damning new report says the UK Government is failing in its plans to get more of us cycling and walking by 2025

The National Audit Office report blames the failures on years of persistent underfunding and a lack of influence

The Independent UK

UK struggling to convince more people to cycle and ‘unlikely’ to hit key 2025 target, report finds

Delivery of active travel schemes been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office says

The Independent UK

Labour brings vote on release of Government correspondence on Teesworks inquiry

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has been questioning why the National Audit Office was not tasked with leading the investigation.

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The Independent UK

Government set to miss cycling and walking targets – report

Delivery of active travel schemes has been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove launches independent investigation into Teesworks freeport

The Communities Secretary confirmed the probe in a letter to the Conservative mayor for the Tees Valley.

Nottingham Post

DWP statement as 1.3m pensioners underpaid huge £530m last year

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

Evening Standard

OPINION - If we keep turning a blind eye to fraud it will corrode public trust

Buried in a lengthy new audit on public-sector fraud by the National Audit Office is a remarkable detail. It notes that at the time the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy was charged with handling the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it only had two full-time staff working in its…

The Independent UK

Billions lost to fraud since start of pandemic, watchdog reveals

The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered

The Independent UK

Around £21bn lost to fraud since start of pandemic, says watchdog

The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered.

Evening Standard

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs, warns watchdog

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

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