Assurance for major projects
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| REPORT BY THE |
| HC 1698 |
| 2 MAY 2012 |
| HM Treasury and Cabinet Office |
| Assurance for major projects |
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We apply the unique perspective of public |
| 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 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 | |
| National Audit Office | |
| 27 April 2012 |
| This report examines the new central assurance system. It assesses how effectively all of the organisations in the system are working together to address the problems we identified in our 2010 report.
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| The National Audit Office study team consisted of: | For further information about the |
| Jonathan Bayliss, Andrew Cranidge, This report can be found on the | National Audit Office Tel: 020 7798 7400 Email: enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk Website: www.nao.org.uk Twitter: @NAOorguk |