National Audit Office

Government must tighten rules on use of Government Procurement Cards

March 20, 2012 | Author Chris Daniel

The National Audit Office (NAO) has this morning confirmed what the TPA has said for some time: that Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) do have the potential to save money but that current procedures are far too lax, and that Whitehall departments have become complacent in their oversight. The NAO report reveals that more than £322 [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Government must tighten rules on use of Government Procurement Cards

March 20, 2012 | Author Chris Daniel

Posted in Better Government, Government Procurement Cards, GPCs, Ministry of Defence, National Audit Office, spending over £500, transparency, Whitehall | Comments Closed

How bad a deal is PFI?

February 7, 2012 | Author Matthew Sinclair

PFI has been associated with some of the worst excesses of Gordon Brown’s irresponsibility with the public finances. Along with other debts like the bill for decommissioning early nuclear plants it is a part of our total liabilities that was hidden off the balance sheet. The amount at stake is substantial, tens of billions of [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in cost of capital, Economics 101, hospitals, investment, National Audit Office, PFI, Schools, whole of government accounts | Tags: independent | Comments Closed

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