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

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

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

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

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

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

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

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

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

Latest passport rules for Brits as a a planned five week strike by workers at the Passport Office has made applying for a new passport a bit more difficult