With the Government refusing to say how much the controversial asylum plan would cost, MPs commissioned the NAO to produce its own report
A new report has found it will take 55 years for those living in the north-east to have the same healthy life expectancy now enjoyed in London and the south-east of England
A press release by the department containing misleading information was only corrected after House of Lords objections
Britain’s standing on human rights is in “jeopardy” and Good Friday Agreement undermined by the Safety of Rwanda Bill
Commons Committee criticises the costs of the remaining high-speed rail link and the Government for fixing the figures
Neither can agree where the money should be used to help Ukraine, according to new parliamentary report
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee lambasts the Treasury for being ‘too passive’ in chasing up the cash, resulting in inaccurate figures
As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak reduced the budget for flood protection
The lack of a risk strategy to tackle weather crises means ministers are not properly informed about how to tackle problems, according to the National Audit Office
MPs have warned Michael Gove that large numbers of councils could soon be in severe financial distress
The Public Accounts Committee delivers a stinging rebuke to the Delivery Authority, tasked with the rebuilding scheme
As the UK experiences more extreme weather, spending watchdog criticises Government cuts, reports David Hencke
As the new Mental Health Act is quietly dropped, David Hencke reports on how the crisis in mental health services across the country is failing the most vulnerable people in society
Taxpayers have been left with a £2.7 billion bill, according to the Public Accounts Committee
Services in the south-west and east of England are disproportionately affected by problems, a new report by MPs has found
The Government’s commitment to build more homes, while protecting wildlife from deadly pollutants is “failing to deliver for either side”
From growing sewage pollution to rising water bills and lack of investment, Lord Hollick criticises Therese Coffey’s failure to address a Lords report
UK higher education qualifications have been suspended from the European quality standards body because of the way the Office for Students was regulating universities.
A new parliamentary report reveals that, apart from the £16.4 billion estimated tax and benefit fraud found by the National Audit Office last year, ministers have no idea about the level of fraud in the rest of government
A new parliamentary report details a complete lack of planning in handing out the money to small businesses, pubs, restaurants and some retail premises and clubs
Ministers’ claims that the school building scandal only emerged ‘over the summer’ is contradicted by evidence of warnings going back years
A report by the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says more should be done to help young adults trace their funds
The long-delayed project has already cost taxpayers £2 billion and delivered nothing, according to a new parliamentary investigation
A report by the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee found that the UK Health Security Agency had no auditable accounts
A new waste strategy was drawn up by the Government in 2018 but, five years on, there are no delivery dates for it, according to a new report by the independent spending watchdog
A new report by the National Audit Office sounds the alarm on the state of school buildings requiring major refurbishment
A parliamentary report confirms Byline Times’ story about the collapse in the auditing of how taxpayers’ money is being spent on public services
The Government is expecting taxpayers to pay through their fuel bills for the transition to zero use of fossil fuels but has given no indication of the extra cost
The official watchdog says both the Prime Minister’s promises – to reduce asylum seekers backlog and stop housing them in hotels – will not be met
Serious problems have arisen after the Government abolished the Audit Commission and handed the job to private accountancy firms instead
HMRC contributed enormously to the rise in fraud after the then Chancellor approved tens of billions to be spent on pandemic support schemes
Parliament is spending £100 million a year – a staggering £2 million of taxpayers’ money every week – patching up repairs, while next steps on its renovation are still to be decided
The number of adults participating in government-funded further education and skills training has dropped dramatically, according to a report by a parliamentary committee
Following the disclosure that Boris Johnson and Liz Truss will be able to claim £115k a year, David Hencke discovers Tony Blair made highest claim on the public purse, and Theresa the lowest
David Hencke reports on the Commons Committee which proposes wholesale reform of the ‘toothless’ regulators supposed to safeguard propriety in public office
The Conservative chair of Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has said questions must be asked as to ‘what the festival was for and whether it was worth it’
With the Government facing a massive shortfall in its finances, MPs report on how billions were lost by the Treasury during the time the current Prime Minister was Chancellor
MPs have made public the correspondence between Schillings and the Public Accounts Committee over the publication of their report on the £600 million in Covid contracts