Watchdog examines NHS computer scheme
Press Review 19 August 2003
Meddling ministers stand accused
Press Review 7 August 2003
CSA failed again
Press Review 17 July 2003
GCHQ costs spiral
Press Review 16 July 2003
NAO warns on office relocation costs
News Article 16 July 2003
Whitehall must learn the lessons of botched staff relocations, parliament's spending watchdog has said.
Home Office's new HQ lacks room for staff
News Article 15 July 2003
The new £311 million Home Office headquarters will lack the space necessary to accommodate David Blunkett's army of civil servants, the National Audit Office has said.
Fraud prompts 'largest ever revision to trade statistics'
News Article 9 July 2003
Spiralling VAT fraud has prompted a downward revision in figures on Britain's trade performance and could also see GDP growth data cut back.
PFI prisons produce mixed results
News Article 18 June 2003
Use of the private finance initiative in the Prison Service has led to mixed results, according to a report from parliament's spending watchdog.
New figures show higher immigration
News Article 17 June 2003
Britain took in hundreds of thousands more immigrants over the last decade than had previously been announced, it has emerged.
Success of company support 'potentially overestimated'
News Article 17 June 2003
Support grants to private companies do not create as many jobs as official figures suggest, according to the National Audit Office.
NAO questions job creation claims
Press Review 17 June 2003
Audit Commission chief appointed
Press Review 13 June 2003
New Audit Commission head named
News Article 12 June 2003
The Audit Commission has announced that it has appointed a new chief executive to replace Sir Andrew Foster.
EU books sent back to Brussels
News Article 12 June 2003
The European Union's finances are unreliable and its accounting systems are weak, parliament's spending watchdog has found.
Outsourcing move 'shows alternative to bailing out private sector'
News Article 8 May 2003
One of the largest outsourcing operations undertaken by the government has resulted in an improved level of service, the National Audit Office has concluded.