Lessons from PFI and other projects
REPORT BY THE
COMPTROLLER AND
AUDITOR GENERAL
HC 920
SESSION 2010-2012
28 APRIL 2011
Lessons from PFI and other projects |
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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 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: £890 million in 2009-10. |
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 |
This report draws out lessons from recent project experience that the public sector needs to address to achieve the best commercial outcomes in the current economic environment of spending constraints.
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The National Audit Office study team consisted of: Rosie Buckley, Ann Green, Kirsty McColl, Henry Midgley and Mark Wynniatt under the direction of David Finlay. This report can be found on the National Audit Office website at www.nao.org.uk/pfi-lessons-2011 | For further information about the National Audit Office please contact: National Audit Office Tel: 020 7798 7400 Email: enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk Website: www.nao.org.uk Twitter: @NAOorguk |