Siemens may lose on PPP
Press Review 8 May 2003
Backing secured for passport chip
Press Review 6 May 2003
Arts Council blamed for lottery let-down
Press Review 2 May 2003
BBC faces accounts scrutiny
Press Review 1 May 2003
Watchdog slams 'patchy' action on NHS accidents
News Article 30 April 2003
Action to cut the number of accidents involving NHS staff is "patchy", according to the public spending watchdog.
MPs attack hole in Mint security
News Article 17 April 2003
The Royal Mint has come under fire from a cross-party committee of MPs.
NAO calls for more coherent research
News Article 16 April 2003
Government departments need to be clearer and more proactive in how they procure and publicise £1.4 billion in research and development, the UK's spending watchdog says today.
Whitehall slammed for ignoring research
Press Review 16 April 2003
Ministers cleared in smallpox contract row
News Article 9 April 2003
The government has been cleared of impropriety following the row over a smallpox vaccine contract that was placed with a company owned by a Labour donor.
Prisons ordered to review spending
News Article 4 April 2003
The public spending watchdog has ordered the Prison Service to review the way it buys supplies.
Rogue fishermen 'are slipping through net'
News Article 3 April 2003
Provisions for policing Britain's fishing industry are poor, parliament's spending watchdog has warned.
Watchdog criticises lottery's asylum hand-out
News Article 2 April 2003
The decision to give lottery cash to a radical asylum lobby group has been criticised by the National Audit Office.
Hold agencies to account say MPs
News Article 1 April 2003
MPs have called for government agencies to be made more accountable to parliament and the people they serve.
Agencies need tough targets, says watchdog
News Article 28 March 2003
Government agencies should do more to ensure that their initiatives actually result in a better level of service for the public, the National Audit Office has said.
Violence against NHS staff increasing
News Article 27 March 2003
More must be done to protect NHS staff from violence and abuse, the National Audit Office has said.
