Insights
PFI - Lack of transparency around UK Government cost comparisons
This blogpost chronicles our difficulties in assessing key assumptions made in the NAO’s PFI and PFI 2 report. It highlights the lack of transparency available to sense-check some of the flagship statements that inform the opinions on PFI of both the general public and policy makers.
National Audit Office Auditor General Keynote: A review and recommendations - Part 5
In this final post on the key topics outlined in the last National Audit Office Keynote, we will talk about our views on how organisations can reduce fraud and error by looking to adopt new technologies in an Agile way.
Behind the headlines: PFI & schools (Part 2)
In the second of our series of blogs tackling some of the key questions we have seen in the media around PFI and schools, we are looking at accusations that contract providers are failing to deliver the services that are required by schools.
National Audit Office Auditor General Keynote: A review and recommendations - Part 3
In our third blog focusing on the ways in which productivity improvements could release much needed funds for government priorities, as outlined by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies, in his annual keynote speech to Parliament in January, we tackle procurement and consider if they could be even more ambitious.
National Audit Office Auditor General Keynote: A review and recommendations - Part 2
In this blog series we are exploring the five key areas of ‘financial opportunity’ laid out in the January keynote to Parliament from the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies (the full transcript can be seen here.)
National Audit Office Auditor General Keynote: A review and recommendations - Part 1
In January the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies, gave his annual keynote speech to Parliament. This year the speech was titled ‘Improving Productivity Could Release Tens of Billions for Government Priorities’.