Managing change in the Defence workforce
REPORT BY THE
COMPTROLLER AND
AUDITOR GENERAL
HC 1791
SESSION 2010-2012
9 FEBRUARY 2012
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Ministry of Defence
Managing change in the Defence workforce
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The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, is an Officer of the House of Commons. He is the head of the NAO, which employs some 880 staff. He and the NAO are totally independent of government. He certifies the accounts of all government departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he has statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which departments and other bodies have used their resources. Our work led to savings and other efficiency gains worth more than £1 billion in 2010-11.
| Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 7 February 2012 Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General London: The Stationery Office | This report has been prepared under Section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 for presentation to the House of Commons in accordance with Section 9 of the Act. Amyas Morse Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office 6 February 2012 |
This report examines how effectively the Department is managing workforce changes without impacting negatively on the delivery of its strategic objectives given the speed of the reductions. It builds on earlier National Audit Office work that reported on how government departments are making cost reductions, while focusing on workforce change.
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| The National Audit Office study team consisted of: Ben Bourn, Ross Campbell, Marisa Chambers, Jennifer Heyman, Sarah Shakespeare, Heather Whitver and David Williams This report can be found on the National Audit Office website at www.nao.org.uk/mod-workforce-2012 | For further information about the National Audit Office please contact: National Audit Office Email: enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk |