Financial impacts from NAO work, 2014

Description

Impact 
identified1 
(£m)

Nature of 
impact

Year of 
claim

Audited body with 
whom impact agreed

Managing the defence inventory

Reduction in spending on inventory where there is already sufficient levels of stock

354

Recurring

3 of 3

Ministry of Defence

Influence of NAO and Committee of Public Accounts' work on tax compliance

Successful delivery of additional tax yield through additional enforcement and compliance work

230

One-off

1 of 1

HM Revenue & Customs

Central government's use of consultants and interims

New controls on contracting for consultants and interims reduced spending

165

Recurring

4 of 5

Cross-government

Reducing brain damage: faster access to better stroke care and progress in improving stroke care

Improvements in efficiency of stroke care from better care in stroke units and earlier discharge

136

One-off

1 of 1

Department of Health

The procurement of consumables by NHS acute and foundation trusts 

Savings achieved in procurement activity

41

Recurring

1 of 3

Department of Health

Social Fund debt difference

Achievement of a stable and robust debt reconciliation

36

One-off

1 of 1

Department for Work & Pensions

Managing civil tax investigations

Improvements in the referral system for civil tax investigations

31

One-off

1 of 1

HM Revenue & Customs

Delivering the free entitlement for 3- and 4-year-olds

Changes to funding system: removal of top-up funding where not used as intended

29

Recurring

2 of 2

Department for Education

The Ministry of Justice's electronic monitoring contracts

Settlement of over-billing by contractors from electronic tagging contracts

26

One-off

1 of 1

Ministry of Justice

Virgin Money

Clawback rights implemented in the sale of Northern Rock

25

One-off

1 of 1

HM Treasury

Social Fund regularity

Improved processes and reduced error on Social Fund payments

18

Recurring

2 of 2

Department for Work & Pensions

Police procurement

Better collaboration among police forces in procuring non-IT equipment

16

One-off

1 of 1

Home Office

Removal of failed asylum seekers from the UK

Improved coordination led to reduction in losses incurred for cancelled airline bookings

13

Recurring

5 of 6

Home Office

Legal Aid

Reduction in irregular payments

8

Recurring

4 of 4

Ministry of Justice

Managing the expansion of the Academies programme 

Improved recovery of funding from local authorities

6

Recurring

1 of 2

Department for Education

PFI in housing

Improved realisation of whole-life savings from PFI contracts

4

Recurring

4 of 10

Department for Communities and Local Government

Introduction of ePassports

Improved market testing ahead of open competition

3

Recurring

5 of 10

Home Office

Authenticity in the processed meat supply chain

Reduced resource allocation for local authority food surveillance activities

2

One-off

1 of 1

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

War pensions benefit

Improved process of ceasing payments upon death of recipient

2

Recurring

2 of 3

Ministry of Defence

NHS Business Services: student bursaries 

Improved payment accuracy levels

1

Recurring

2 of 3

Department of Health

Audit of Agricultural Funds 

Reduction in the audit burden in the UK

1

Recurring

1 of 7

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Funds

Increased contribution from EU

0.8

One-off

2 of 4

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 

Improving project oversight of Magnox

0.7

One-off

1 of 1

Department for Energy and Climate Change

NHS Business Services: student bursaries 

Improved payment accuracy level

0.4

Recurring

2 of 3

Department of Health

The failure of FiReControl

Reuse of regional fire and control centres

0.3

Recurring

1 of 10

Department for Communities and Local Government

Military pay

Improved calculation of payments

0.1

One-off

1 of 1

Ministry of Defence

Audit of IPSA

Improved recovery of funds following mis-payments

0.1

One-off

1 of 1

Parliament

Out-of-hours GP services in Cornwall 

Recovery of Serco bonus payments

0.04

One-off

1 of 1

Department of Health

UK Hydrographic Office 

Reducing in banking charges

0.03

Recurring

3 of 4

Ministry of Defence

Government Pipeline and Storage System 

Removal of audit burden and fee

0.03

Recurring

3 of 3

Ministry of Defence

CPS Benefits Programme 

Correction of valuation arrears

0.03

One-off

1 of 1

Department of Work & Pensions

Ministry of Defence Civilian Pay 

Recovery of overpayment to an employee

0.02

One-off

1 of 1

Ministry of Defence

CPA Benefits Programme 

Overpayment of entitlement

0.001

One-off

1 of 1

Department of Work & Pensions

Audit of IPSA

Strengthen controls for lease payments

0.001

One-off

1 of 1

Parliament

Total financial impacts

1,151

 

 

 

Note

1   The column may not add up due to rounding.