LGANews: RT Local Government Association (LGA): Ahead of our #LocalGov Finance Conference taking place at 10am today, we have launched a new report which analyses the options for reforming local government revenue #financing. Read the full report on our website ⤵️ … x.com/LGANews/status…

A lack of evaluation means that @luhc has a limited understanding of what has worked well in its previous policies to promote local economic growth. This has wasted opportunities to learn from them to inform future policy. Read more in our new report: orlo.uk/gKhwr

We’re hiring a Change and Transformation Business Analyst. You will: • lead business analysis activities • select business analysis tools and techniques to support delivery of projects • provide direction for stakeholders More: orlo.uk/ndhRx

The number of separated parents reaching private child maintenance arrangements has increased more than DWP expected. But the proportion of separated families with no arrangement has also risen. Read more: orlo.uk/3RmP7

Delivering the Ajax programme will be a significant challenge for the Ministry of Defence (Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧). Programme management failures have led to delays and unresolved safety issues. Our report: orlo.uk/9E66Z

An Audit and Risk Assurance Committee needs to be well resourced and have regular input from others such as the Heads of Internal and External Audit. Read our new ARAC effectiveness tool for more tips: orlo.uk/Yf5o5

We've published an overview of the framework for environmental compliance and enforcement in England. It looks at key issues for Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee to consider based on principles of effective regulation. Read more: orlo.uk/0XqTW

Not all government departments are fully meeting mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting requirements. And some have found it challenging to navigate the range of guidance about how to measure and report these emissions. Read more in our report: orlo.uk/W7GaK

We've published a report into how the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (@luhc) is managing the programme to create a new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. Read more here: orlo.uk/oN1FR

Having a skilled workforce is critical to the country's economic success. The government has strengthened its approach to skills development, but faces a growing challenge. More in our report: orlo.uk/PtBME

We are looking for a new non-executive to join our strong and high performing Board. Find the details here: orlo.uk/HJ9QS

New Integrated Care Systems are joining up local health and care organisations in England. They have been broadly welcomed. But wider pressures pose significant risks to them achieving their aims. Watch the video & read our report for more: orlo.uk/VXna6

Had a great time in Derby representing National Audit Office at the Commissioner’s Conference and speaking about the future of adult social care. Thanks for the invitation Martin Quinn

For an update on local audit delivery, including government action to improve timeliness of reporting since the Redmond Review, read our report: orlo.uk #localaudit

A lack of audit evidence & shortcomings in financial control & governance meant @GarethDaviesNAO was unable to provide an audit opinion on UK Health Security Agency accounts. For this & other reasons, he also issued a qualified audit opinion on 2021-22 Department of Health and Social Care accounts: orlo.uk/JVCMI

Look out for our next reports on adult social care which will set out the current pressures and challenges and update on progress made against 2021 white paper commitments and since our 2021 report on adult social care markets

See our report out today on Active Travel in which we assess progress made against objectives for active travel and tackling barriers to uptake

Two years into its ten-year plan to improve adult social care, government faces numerous challenges, ranging from spending to delivery. It has scaled back the short-term ambitions set out in its December 2021 White Paper. More: nao.org.uk/reports/reform…

Early start this morning to discuss our report published today on Reforming adult social care. We conclude that government has a long way to go and some significant risks to manage if it is to successfully deliver its reform ambitions.

Our latest National Audit Office report on Homelessness published today. Homelessness has reached record levels and we recommend a cross-departmental approach is taken to tackling it, along with a long-term strategy and associated public targets. nao.org.uk/reports/the-ef…