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| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2005-05-18 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780102932683 |
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The learning and skills sector includes further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and specialist colleges, school sixth forms, adult and community learning and work-based learning. This complex sector is central to the Government's policy for tackling social exclusion and improving workforce skills, based on the vision that everyone should have access to training opportunities to fulfil their potential, and that this will deliver benefits to business through a higher skilled, motivated workforce. This NAO report focuses on the strategic leadership of the further education college sector in England, including the planning, management and monitoring of learning provision. Issues discussed include: the changing landscape of the learning and skills sector and increasing choice, the governance framework and recruitment of governors, the role of the Learning and Skills Council, strategic area reviews, priorities and needs of employers in terms of national, regional and local levels, regional skills partnerships, use of self-assessment and self-regulation options, and financial assurance systems.
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts |
| Publisher | : Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 35 |
| Release | : 2006-02-16 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780215027382 |
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The learning and skills sector includes further education and sixth-form colleges, adult and community learning and work-based learning. The Learning and Skills Council is responsible for planning, funding and monitoring quality of provision with a budget of £8.8 billion; and improvements to this sector are central to the Government's policy for tackling social exclusion and improving workforce skills. Following on from a National Audit Office report (HCP 29, session 2005-06 (ISBN 0102932689) published in May 2005, the Committee's report finds that there is a need to rationalise the administrative arrangements in the sector in order to ensure money is focused on the frontline delivery of education and training rather than bureaucracy. It also suggests that audit and inspection arrangements for further education colleges should be simplified, and highlights the need to improve quality assurance schemes through the promotion of peer assessment among colleges and development of a self-assessment tool.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2006-07-06 |
| Genre | : Economic assistance, British |
| ISBN | : 9780102939156 |
Download Working with Non-governmental and Other Civil Society Organisations to Promote Development Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The term Civil Society covers aspects of society independent of the state and the private sector. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are bodies organised around shared interests and values and include NGOs, trade unions, faith groups and business associations. Since 1997 the Department fro International Development (DFID) has increasingly worked with CSOs to help to reduce world poverty. This report looks at DFID's view of the role of CSOs in international development; how it engages with CSOs; and the achievements of CSOs in reducing poverty. It is based on visits to 4 countries, 19 projects, a file review of 40 projects and Partnership Programme Agreements; and the response of 90 CSOs.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 71 |
| Release | : 2005-12-02 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0102936498 |
Download The South Eastern Passenger Rail Franchise Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Examines the termination of Connex South Eastern's franchise for providing passenger rail services in Kent, parts of Sussex and South East London.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 2005-11-03 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0102933448 |
Download A Safer Place for Patients Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Department of Health estimates that one in ten patients admitted to NHS hospitals will be unintentionally harmed (a rate similar to other developed countries), due to incidents such as an injury from a fall, medication errors, equipment related incidents, record documentation errors and hospital acquired infections. About half of such incidents could have been avoided, if lessons from previous incidents had been learned. This NAO report examines the progress being made in the NHS to improve the patient safety culture, to encourage incident reporting and to learn lessons for the future. The report finds that most trusts have developed a predominantly open and fair reporting culture at the local level, driven largely by the Department of Health's clinical governance initiative and more effective risk management systems. However, a 'blame culture' still exists in some trusts, and there have been delays in establishing an effective national reporting system. There is scope for improving strategies for sharing good practice and for monitoring that lessons are learned.
| Author | : Simone Delorenzi |
| Publisher | : Institute for Public Policy Research |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9781860302930 |
Download Choosing to Learn Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2006-03-22 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0102937281 |
Download Re-opening the Post Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In March 2001, the Government set up the Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) to regulate the postal services market in the UK, in order to ensure the provision of a universal postal service and to promote effective competition and safeguard the interests of customers. Following on from an earlier NAO report (HCP 521, session 2001-02 (ISBN 0102913595) published in January 2002, this report examines developments in regulating the quality of service, focusing on the issue of price setting. The report finds that Postcomm has put in place service quality targets to protect the customer, and Royal Mail's performance against its targets has been improving since regulation was introduced. A number of recommendations are made to help improve the quality of service regime, including i) developing the information systems needed to provide a validation system for universal service failure reporting and to monitor collection and delivery times; and ii) monitoring the development of competition in the postal sector.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2005-11-18 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0102936153 |
Download Dealing with the Complexity of the Benefits System Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its agencies, are responsible for administering around 40 social security benefits to the value of around £100 billion a year. Many of these benefits are linked together; hence some customers are in receipt of more than one benefit. The need for equity and fairness in interpreting legislation, is a cause of complexity. Incentives (e.g. to work) and rewards (e.g. for an individual's savings) have been built into procedures. Problems are caused by the interface between DWP benefits and tax credits (which are administered by HM Revenue and Customs); and by the constant flow of major and minor legislative and administrative changes. Simplified procedures would enable both staff and customers to understand the system better, and to avoid duplication of effort. There would also be less scope for benefits fraud (estimated at £2.6 billion in 2004-05). This NAO report also highlights the need for improved communication with customers and better use of new technology.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 58 |
| Release | : 2005-11-17 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780102936162 |
Download Enforcing Competition in Markets Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Anti-competitive behaviour by companies is detrimental to consumers and can lead to increased prices, reduced choice and quality. Under the Competition Act 1998, the Office of Fair Trading has statutory powers to investigate, enforce and punish anti-competitive behaviour, and these new powers were enhanced by the Enterprise Act 2002. Since 2000, the OFT has carried out over 170 formal investigations into allegations of anti-competitive activity, covering industries as diverse as toy retailing, horse racing, construction, newspaper distribution, insurance, private schools and healthcare. This NAO report examines the extent to which the OFT is operating as an effective competition enforcement authority, focusing on its approach to undertaking enforcement activities and casework, and how it measures and reports the results of its competition work. Findings include that although the UK's competition regime is still relatively young compared to those of many other major economies, the OFT has established a growing international reputation for leading the intellectual debate on substantive issues in competition analysis. The report identifies key areas where its effectiveness at an operational level can be improved, relating to resource management and staff development; investigation casework management; performance measurement and communication.
| Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2005-07-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0102933413 |
Download National Asylum Support Service Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The National Asylum Support Service provides accommodation for asylum seekers who are destitute, or likely to become destitute. There work is demand led and the increase in asylum applications between 2001 and 2003 caused considerable problems. Although the system coped with the pressure, a subsequent ministerial review concluded that the system needed to be improved. This report looks at the Service to see if lessons have been learnt and its approach has been modified to provide a better quality service at a more economical cost.
