All posts tagged "NAO"

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  New tech will ‘magnify’ data flaws, says UK watchdog

  The UK government risks “magnifying” problems in the quality of its data through the application of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has

  • Posted July 1, 2019
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  UK ID system “not fit for purpose”, says select committee

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) has failed to meet all of its original performance targets for its flagship ID verification system, the UK House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

  • Posted May 19, 2019
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  UK ID verification scheme hit by “optimism bias and ill-defined objectives”, says watchdog

  The UK’s flagship digital identity verification system has been severely criticised by the National Audit Office, in a move likely to reinforce the search for alternative models among other governments.

  • Posted March 11, 2019
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  UK watchdog highlights failure of innovation-focused probation contracts

  A confused approach to fostering innovation contributed to the failure of the UK government’s probation outsourcing reforms, according to a spending watchdog. In 2013, the Ministry of Justice outsourced the

  • Posted March 4, 2019
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  UK’s revolving door rules not applied properly, watchdog says

  British government departments are failing to apply rules that are designed to prevent corruption when civil servants move to the private sector, the public spending watchdog has found. A study

  • Posted August 11, 2017
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  UK government’s shared services programme cost more than it saved, report warns

  The UK government’s shared services programme has cost more than it has saved the government so far and weaknesses in the initiative’s design have undermined its success, the public spending

  • Posted May 20, 2016
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  National Audit Office warns over UK civil service cuts

  The British government has failed to plan properly for the implications of past and future cuts to civil service staffing, the public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office

  • Posted June 8, 2015
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