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Government departments ‘do not know how many underperforming staff they have’

Some 11 out of 16 also failed to identify how long it takes for new recruits to pass security vetting, according to the report.

The Independent UK

Why NHS England is struggling – despite more staff and money

Overall public satisfaction with the NHS in England is currently at a 40-year low of 29%, a recent survey by the King’s Fund thinktank has found. People are not happy with waiting times for GP and hospital appointments. Over half of those surveyed think the service is beset by staff…

The Conversation

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

Flood protection plans for English homes cut by 40%

Quarter of new flood defence projects will also not go ahead, NAO finds, as Environment Agency blames cuts on inflation

The Guardian - UK

Tory turmoil hits efforts to fix staffing crisis in adult social care

National Audit Office says political chaos has delayed proposed measures to improve recruitment in England

The Guardian - UK

Homes for Ukraine funding halt could put thousands on streets, says watchdog

Sponsorship arrangements for more than 130,000 Ukrainians who fled to UK are due to end next March

The Guardian - UK

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Government must soon make visa and funding decisions for Ukrainians in UK – NAO

The Homes for Ukraine Scheme launched in March 2022.

The Independent UK

UK at risk of massive security breach from national IT meltdown

Exclusive: The government is warned of a ‘major’ cyberattack by Russian and Chinese hackers if they keep ignoring warnings to fix HMRC’s crumbling computer system

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

Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly

Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson should pay back taxpayer-funded Partygate legal fees, says Labour

Exclusive: Party also calls for an investigation into ‘issues’ with the Cabinet Office’s inquiry sign-off process

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog criticises payment of Boris Johnson’s £265,000 Partygate legal bill

NAO says Cabinet Office failed to follow proper processes when taxpayers’ money was used to fund legal bills

The Guardian - 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.

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The Conversation

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today's closures

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders.

The Independent UK

Just four schools rebuilt in last two years, government admits as concrete crisis deepens

Sunak accused of ‘sticking plaster approach’ by top watchdog, as rebuilding figures revealed

The Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Did Rishi Sunak cut funding for new schools and how many have been built?

The Prime Minister has been accused of cutting plans to build new schools amid concerns about deteriorating concrete.

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"We’ve never called ourselves prog. Prog is a very technically demanding genre, I couldn’t play it if I wanted to.” Sam Healy on their new album and why North Atlantic Oscillation won't be playing live any time soon

A lot has changed since North Atlantic Oscillation released their last album in 2018. After a strange five years, the electronic post-prog return as a one-man band…

Evening Standard

UK financial regulator faces probe into its effectiveness

The ability of the UK’s financial regulator to do its job is set to come under close scrutiny in a new probe.

The Independent UK

Government set to fail target of 40 new promised hospitals by 2030, watchdog says

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade

The Guardian - UK

Government on track to break Boris Johnson’s ‘40 new hospitals’ promise

National Audit Office research finds delays and lack of value for money, and that only 11 projects are wholly new builds

The Independent UK

Government set to break promise of 40 new hospitals by 2030 – report

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade.

The Guardian - UK

National Audit Office launches review of financial regulator’s effectiveness

Plans to assess FCA come in light of its growing list of responsibilities including cryptoassets, AI and competitiveness

The Independent UK

Queen Camilla will not receive £360,000 annuity from parliament like Prince Philip did

A National Audit Office (NAO) report said the Queen will be funded by the Sovereign Grant instead

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