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Peter Hain calls for inquiry into MoD’s alleged role in Saudi bribes scandal

Government auditors must look into claims of complicity in corruption on arms deals with UK, says Labour peer

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit new-look Foreign Office should ditch 'colonial-era pictures on the walls'

Brexit offers chance to look anew at UK foreign policy, Lord Sedwill and other experts say

Evening Standard

Al-Yamamah arms deal report comes to light ending anti-corruption campaigners’ battle

Inquiry by National Audit Office into British-Saudi arms contract reveals evidence of MoD deception over bribery allegations

The Guardian - UK

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‘Chronic’ low pay hurting civil service staff morale and recruitment, say MPs

Public accounts committee finds real-terms median pay has decreased for most Whitehall staff since 2013

The Guardian - UK

UK Spending Watchdog Warns On Govt Migrant Housing Costs

The UK government's controversial use of former military bases and a barge to house asylum seekers is set to cost more than continuing to use hotels, a public-spending watchdog said Wednesday.

International Business Times

UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog

Installations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder

The Guardian - UK

Government failing targets to fix UK railway system, watchdog reports

All ‘high level benefit’ targets missed and only three-quarters forecasted to be achieved by 2024/25, according to NAO

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More than 300 migrants crossed Channel on day girl, 7, drowns

The child had been travelling with her pregnant mother in a boat carrying 16 people when it capsized

Evening Standard

Dozens of ‘major’ compliance breaches at Bank of England, NAO reports

National Audit Office reviews Bank’s actions to reduce non-financial risks since scandals but acknowledges ‘good progress’

The Guardian - UK

Spending watchdog launches investigation into Sellafield

National Audit Office to examine risks and costs at nuclear waste site in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

The hard truth is that Britain’s entrepreneurs simply don’t innovate

Billions in tax relief is showered on UK small businesses in the belief that they are transforming the economy. They aren’t

The Guardian - UK

Questions over £22bn in UK billpayer cash handed to wood-burning firms

Spending watchdog calls for biomass subsidy scheme to have tougher environmental requirements

The Guardian - UK

Authorities Investigate £60 Million Student Loan Scam Targeting Higher Education Funding

The illicit scheme allegedly involves the creation of fake student identities and the manipulation of loan disbursements.

International Business Times UK

Organised crime may be profiting from student loan fraud worth £60m – report

Gaps in regulation over franchise university providers leaving funding unprotected, according to National Audit Office

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The Guardian - UK

UK wasting ‘tens of billions’ on crumbling infrastructure and badly run projects

Spending watchdog says smarter government can find huge savings for better public services

The Guardian - UK

Why 140,000 pupils are ‘severely absent’ from school in England – and what we can do about it

Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem

The Independent UK

Sunak flood response too slow and not enough, says Starmer

Labour leader promises to launch pre-emptive taskforce every autumn to help prepare

The Guardian - UK

UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog

Cabinet Office does not have strategy to ensure resilience to extreme weather, says National Audit Office

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International Business Times

UK Has Record GBP16.9bn Shortfall In Defence Budget: Watchdog

The UK's defence department is facing a GBP16.9 billion ($21.4 billion) shortfall in its equipment budget due to inflation and demands from the government's updated strategy, the public spending watchdog said Monday.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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