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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.

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UK arms donated to Ukraine would cost £2.71bn to replace, says watchdog

Figure is largely in addition to £7.8bn committed since Russia’s invasion, says National Audit Office report

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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

The Guardian - 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

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 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 Guardian - UK

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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

The Independent UK

Camilla will not receive £360,000 annuity from Parliament like Philip

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

The Independent UK

New online reform regulatory system could cost nearly £170m, Ofcom estimates

A new report by public spending watchdog the National Audit Office praised the progress Ofcom has made in preparing for the new regulatory role.

The Independent UK

Watchdog warns of unknown ‘critical risk’ to pupils in unsafe schools

The National Audit Office raised concerns that around 700,000 children in England are attending schools which require major repairs.

The Independent UK

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge

National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’

The Independent UK

Alarm sounded over ‘worsening’ access to NHS care when people need it most

The National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’.

The Independent UK

A damning new report says the UK Government is failing in its plans to get more of us cycling and walking by 2025

The National Audit Office report blames the failures on years of persistent underfunding and a lack of influence

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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

Have you forgotten about your £250 child trust fund?

Some 145,000 18-year-olds had not claimed a total of £394 million by April 2021, the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

Warning that teenagers could lose out on £2,000 in ‘forgotten’ savings

Some 145,000 18-year-olds had not claimed a total of £394 million by April 2021, the National Audit Office said

The Independent UK

Child trust funds ‘at risk of being forgotten by their account holders’

Some 145,000 18-year-olds had not claimed a total of £394 million by April 2021, the National Audit Office said.

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UK efforts to deal with energy crisis ‘raise risk of missing net zero target’

Absence of long-term plan could deter investors or lead them to increase prices, says National Audit Office

The Independent UK

Taxpayer facing unnecessary costs to decarbonise because of energy crisis delays

The Government missed an October deadline because it was busy planning how to help consumers with their rising energy bills.

The Independent UK

Officials warned they did not have enough time to assess energy support plans

Civil servants told ministers they did not have enough time to work out the implications of the Government’s energy support schemes.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Watchdog examines £220,000 taxpayers’ bill for Partygate defence

National Audit Office asks Cabinet Office about former PM’s legal costs

The Guardian - UK

Department of Health wasted £15bn on unused Covid supplies, watchdog finds

National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls

The Independent UK

Agency responsible for Test and Trace programme scolded for accounting failings

Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said the lack of clarity over the UKHSA’s finances were ‘astonishing and unacceptable’.

The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers should declare links to firms they back for contracts, says NAO

Exclusive: After the Michelle Mone scandal and PPE questions, National Audit Office says monitoring conflicts of interest is ‘crucial’

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