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Taking on the challenge of public sector cyber security
The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber...
View ArticleThe Ajax programme
Background to the report Ajax is an armoured fighting vehicle which should provide the Army with its first fully digitised platform. The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has a £5.522 billion...
View ArticleThe Police Uplift Programme
Background to the report The Home Office (the Department) has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales. It allocates central government funding and decides how this is divided between...
View ArticleInvestigation into the management of PPE contracts
Background to the report Demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rocketed in England from March 2020, when NHS and care workers, together with key workers in other industries, started to...
View ArticleManaging cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background to the report At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world had to quickly adopt a variety of approaches to border management, with some adopting much stricter...
View ArticleWhole of Government Accounts 2019-20
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the accounts of central and local government and public corporations such as the Bank of England, to provide the most complete and accurate picture of the...
View ArticleElectronic monitoring – a progress update
Background to the report Electronic monitoring (‘tagging’) allows the police, courts, probation and immigration services to monitor offenders’ locations and compliance with court orders, and act if...
View ArticleImproving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases
Background to the report Animal diseases have major impacts on the UK food industry and trade, demonstrated by outbreaks such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE), Foot and Mouth disease and most...
View ArticleThe Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme
Background to the report The Transpennine route is a 76-mile-long rail link in the north of England, which connects Manchester in the west and York in the east via Huddersfield and Leeds. It provides...
View ArticleInvestigation into the management of backlogs in driving licence applications
Background to the report The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport, maintains around 50 million driver records in Great Britain and 40...
View ArticleThe Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032
Background to the report The Ministry of Defence (the Department) publishes its Equipment Plan (the Plan) report each year, setting out its spending plans on equipment procurement and support projects...
View ArticleQuality assurance of models: a guide for audit committees
Background to the guide Government departments and agencies rely on models for their day-to-day activities including estimating costs, distributing funding within organisations and testing policy...
View ArticleManaging uncertainty: Questions for decision-makers to ask in an uncertain...
Background to the guide Uncertainties have the potential to have major consequences for a project, programme, portfolio or policy intervention (collectively referred to in this guide as ‘programmes’)...
View ArticleMonitoring and responding to companies in distress: lessons learned
Background to the report The UK government’s position is that, in general, private sector companies should be allowed to fail as part of the efficient working of markets and the economy, and that...
View ArticleResilience to flooding
Background to the report Flooding and coastal erosion put lives, livelihoods and people’s well-being at risk. Flooding can affect food production and destroy natural habitats. In February 2022, the...
View ArticleGovernment resilience: extreme weather
Background to the report The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen national resilience to prepare for future emergencies that may impact the UK. Extreme weather events are those weather...
View ArticleOvercoming challenges to managing risks in government
Background to the guide The scale and variety of the risks which government have to deal with makes risk management in the public sector challenging. Significant events over the last few years have...
View ArticleGovernment’s management of legal aid
Background to the report Legal aid is government funding for legal services for people who meet certain eligibility criteria. In England and Wales, legal aid funding is administered by the Legal Aid...
View ArticleGood practice in annual reporting
Transparent, timely, and clear annual reporting in the public sector has never been more important. High quality annual reports and accounts are fundamental to effective accountability. Our...
View ArticleBank of England: Managing legal, ethical and staff compliance risks
Background to the report The Bank of England (the Bank) is the UK’s central bank. Its core mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. The...
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