Commercial skills for complex government projects
REPORT BY THE
COMPTROLLER AND
AUDITOR GENERAL
HC 962
SESSION 2008-2009
6 November 2009
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Our vision is to help the nation spend wisely.
We promote the highest standards in financial management and reporting, the proper conduct of public business and beneficial change in the provision of public services.
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 National Audit Office which employs some 900 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. |
Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 4 November 2009 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 17 November 2010 |
This report is part of a series of NAO reports examining the Office of Government Commerce (OGC)'s support to departments on procurement and contract management. It examines the current level of commercial skills and experience in Government, and whether the OGC and departments are being successful in improving them. |
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The National Audit Office study team consisted of: Oliver Anderson, Manuel Llorca and Jon Riley, under the direction of David Finlay This report can be found on the National Audit Office website at www.nao.org.uk |
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