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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.

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

Tory mayor calls MP a ‘liar and a coward’ over claims about Teesworks project

Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Gove orders review into corruption allegations at Teesside freeport

Investigation of Teesworks project to be led by independent panel of his choosing, not National Audit Office

The Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak sparks confusion over investigation into Teesworks freeport

Downing Street said it was passing on queries to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The Independent UK

The controversial regeneration of Teesside Steelworks

Teesside is at the centre of a growing political row between Labour and Conservatives over the regeneration of a former steelworks site.

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Damage to UK image caused by Covid support fraud ‘a blip’ – civil servant

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary said he expects the UK’s international reputation to improve after research found a drop in confidence.

The Independent UK

Landlords ‘profiting from sub-standard housing’ for vulnerable people

Watchdog says gaps in regulation are letting landlords offer costly supported accommodation ‘with little or no support’

The Guardian - UK

Funding and mental health staff retention go ‘hand-in-hand’ – NHS chief

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told MPs there is a direct link between mental health staff shortages and the funding available.

The Independent UK

HMRC failing to scrutinise potential tax avoidance by big tech, watchdog warns

Surprise first-year windfall suggests stopgap tax measure is being underestimated and may be badly designed

The Guardian - UK

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…

Evening Standard

‘Festival of Brexit’ met radically downgraded predictions for visitor numbers

Final evaluation of Unboxed science and arts festival finds it delivered on its economic objectives

The Guardian - 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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Bulb bailout may cost UK government billions less than feared, says watchdog

National Audit Office estimates bill of £246m for saving energy supplier as result of sharp fall in gas prices

Evening Standard

Decision to redesign Euston HS2 station will cost billions and cause decade of delay, says expert

Euston faces a “decade of delay” before the arrival of HS2 high speed trains because of the Government’s disastrous decision to switch station designs, a rail expert has warned.

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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The Guardian - UK

Revised plans for HS2 Euston terminus would cost almost £5bn, says watchdog

NAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher

The Independent UK

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, warns watchdog

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

The Guardian - UK

Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered, report finds

National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and error

Daily Mirror

JUST 1% of £1.1billion in taxpayer money lost to Covid business grants fraud is recovered

The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made

Daily Record

Young people urged to check for forgotten savings worth up to £2,000 in Child Trust Fund account

An estimated 145,000 18 to 21-year-olds have an average unclaimed savings pot of £1,911 in the UK Government account.

Wales Online

Young people could be owed millions of pounds of government cash

There are concerns that the funds could have been lost track of or simply forgotten about

Liverpool Echo

Young people could be owed millions from government scheme

Child Trust Funds have been labelled a 'vital lifeline' during the cost of living crisis

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