National Audit Office United Kingdom

Test And Trace Private Call Centre Staff Worked 1% Of Time But Got 100% Pay

NAO watchdog finds £720m of public money was blown on staff who had “little to do”.
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Johnson And Gove 'Ripped Up Rules' On Covid PPE Contracts For Private Firms

National Audit Office reveals secret "high priority" channel for companies recommended by MPs, peers and ministers' offices.
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Spending Watchdog Urged To Probe Gove's £5bn PPE Contracts

Exclusive: Labour has formally requested a probe into emergency tenders that bypassed competition rules
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Brexit Preparations Have Cost The Government £97m So Far, Report Finds

The Cabinet Office appeared to have lost track of 50% of the consultancy costs.
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The NHS Could Be Hit With 'More Lawsuits' As Waiting Lists Grow

The target for non-urgent treatment has not been met since 2016.
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Universal Credit Claimants Locked Out Online Due To 'Consistent' Digital Verification Failings

Just 38% of claimants could sign up on their first try using the system, the National Audit Office found.
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Chris Grayling At Centre Of Two Political Embarrassments On The Same Day

The transport secretary is under-fire for Brexit contracts and the part-privatisation of probation services.
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Government 'Underperforming' On Pledge To Build More New Homes, Watchdog Finds

Councils say planners are doing "an incredible job with limited resources".
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Ministers Accused Of 'Robbing Peter To Pay Paul' As Spending Watchdog Brands NHS Finances 'Unsustainable'

The NAO warned financial pressures could derail Theresa May's long-term plan for the health service.
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Failure To Prepare UK Border For No-Deal Brexit 'Could Leave Country Vulnerable To Criminals'

"Time is fast running out."
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