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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.

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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 Independent 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

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’

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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.

The National (Scotland)

Spending watchdog disclaims UK government accounts for first time ever

THE UK’s spending watchdog has disclaimed the UK Government accounts for the first time ever ...

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog refuses to sign off UK public sector accounts over unreliable data

National Audit Office ‘disclaims’ accounts because of shortcomings in auditing of English local authorities

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The Independent UK

Government ‘has more to do’ to ensure transparency among officials – watchdog

The National Audit Office said only 40% of public bodies required all staff to declare interests annually.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

Evening Standard

Government’s energy support schemes ‘undoubtedly successful’ – NAO

The NAO said the government deserved credit for working quickly to introduce the schemes after energy bills soared between 2022 and 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Less than half of eligible people received NHS ‘midlife MOT’ since 2019, says watchdog

Health check, which looks for signs of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes, is available to people over 40

The Independent UK

Fewer than half take part in NHS midlife MOT – report

Experts said that if more people took up the offer, it would ‘save lives and public money’.

The Guardian - UK

What to do after Grenfell? Stop building these family-unfriendly tower blocks for a start

Remedial action to make the cladding on buildings safer could take 20 years. In the meantime, we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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