The failure of Metronet

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

The failure of Metronet

The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. The Comptroller and Auditor General, is an Officer of the House of Commons. He is the head of the National Audit Office which employs some 850 staff. He and the National Audit Office 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 leads to savings and other efficiency gains worth many millions of pounds: at least £9 for every £1 spent running the 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.

Tim Burr
Comptroller and Auditor General
National Audit Office

28 May 2009

The National Audit Office 
study team consisted of:

James Bolton, Peter Gratzke, Joseph Holden, 
Colin Ratcliffe, Jon Riley and Richard Wade, 
under the direction of Patricia Leahy

This report can be found on the National Audit
Office web site at www.nao.org.uk

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© National Audit Office 2009

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER  AND AUDITOR GENERAL | HC 512 Session 2008-2009 | 5 June 2009