Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
18 Nov Internal Audit

Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report

New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
by Beckie Smith
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
22 Apr Internal Audit
Spending-control breach sparks Cabinet Office drive to boost compliance
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
28 Mar Internal Audit
Treasury publishes 'most incomplete' Whole of Government Accounts yet
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
26 Mar Internal Audit
Cabinet Office awarded £200k to evaluate Civil Service Fast Stream
FCDO told to stop focusing on 'fast results' from climate change aid
26 Oct 2021 Internal Audit
FCDO told to stop focusing on 'fast results' from climate change aid
MPs tell department to listen to local and marginalised communities when handling climate finance
Home Office, Foreign Office and MoJ declared 'least transparent departments'
01 Oct 2021 Internal Audit
Home Office, Foreign Office and MoJ declared 'least transparent departments'
Report underlines questions about whether ministers and their departments take their openness responsibilities seriously enough, IfG says
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
15 Sep 2021 Internal Audit
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
Department is focusing on ongoing improvements and government-wide public inquiry, perm sec Susan Acland-Hood says
‘Perm secs are remarkably immune from accountability for spending’: Maude calls for stronger functions to boost oversight
23 Jul 2021 Internal Audit
‘Perm secs are remarkably immune from accountability for spending’: Maude calls for stronger functions to boost oversight
Delivering the benefits of spend controls requires "strong and capable central leadership" of functions, ex-minister's review finds
Centre of government ‘lacks proper data’ to monitor arm’s length bodies
23 Jun 2021 Internal Audit
Centre of government ‘lacks proper data’ to monitor arm’s length bodies
National Audit Office warns department-level information deficit could impact Cabinet Office’s ability to drive efficiency and reform
Auditor sought to scrutinise work of MoJ
15 Apr 2021 Internal Audit
Auditor sought to scrutinise work of MoJ
Government Internal Audit Agency offers up to £117,800 a year for the right candidate
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
05 Oct 2020 Internal Audit
Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID
Committee chair “astonished” government failed to consult stakeholders before announcing creation of FCDO
Public bodies may underestimate costs and complexity of ending PFI contracts – NAO
10 Jun 2020 Internal Audit
Public bodies may underestimate costs and complexity of ending PFI contracts – NAO

“Infrastructure could return to the public sector in an unsatisfactory condition and services could be disrupted,” watchdog warns