Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports
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Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports
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Author : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006-06-15
Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with Political Science categories.
During devolution, all NIAO reports were examined by the Northern Ireland Assembly's Public Accounts Committee. In the absence of an Assembly - and where the Westminster Public Accounts Committee is unable to investigate - in order to ensure follow-up actions by government departments is properly monitored and public accountability is strengthened, a new procedure has been introduced whereby the relevant government department makes a written response detailing progress made since the Audit Office findings and recommendations were published. This publication contains the departmental responses to the recommendations of five NIAO reports from session 2003-04: Management of surplus land and property in the health estate (HC 298, ISBN 0102925259); Imagine Belfast (HC 826, ISBN 0102925518), Use of consultants (HC 641, ISBN 0102925356), Recoupment of drainage infrastructure costs (HC 614, ISBN 0102925348) and Introducing gas central heating in Housing Executive homes (HC 725, ISBN 0102925429).
Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports
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Author : Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by Stationery Office Books (TSO) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Administrative agencies categories.
Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports
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Author : Great Britain. Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Departmental Responses To Recommendations In Niao Reports written by Great Britain. Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Political Science categories.
During devolution, all NIAO reports were examined by the Northern Ireland Assembly's Public Accounts Committee. In the absence of an Assembly, in order to ensure follow-up actions by government departments is properly monitored and public accountability is strengthened, a new procedure has been introduced whereby the relevant government department makes a written response detailing progress made since the Audit Office findings and recommendations were published. This publication contains the departmental responses to the recommendations of five NIAO reports published in relation to: i) the private finance initiative in the health sector (HC 205, session 2003-04, ISBN 0102925232); ii) areas of special scientific interest (HC 499, session 2002-03, ISBN 0102924295); iii) suspected fraud in the water service (HC 735, session 2002-03, ISBN 0102924457); iv) the recovery of public funds from the De Lorean company (HC 287, session 2003-04, ISBN 0102925240); and v) encouraging take-up of benefits by pensioners (HC 737, session 2002-03, ISBN 0102924546).
Governance Issues In The Department Of Enterprise Trade And Investment S Former Local Enterprise Development Unit In Relation To The Establishment And Oversight Of The Emerging Business Trust Loan And Venture Funds
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Author : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006-02-09
Governance Issues In The Department Of Enterprise Trade And Investment S Former Local Enterprise Development Unit In Relation To The Establishment And Oversight Of The Emerging Business Trust Loan And Venture Funds written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-09 with Political Science categories.
This report examines major weaknesses in the part played by the former Local Enterprise Development Unit (LEDU) in the establishment and oversight of the Emerging Business Trust (EBT). The ETB was created in 1996 with funds of £3 million provided by the International Fund for Ireland and £0.75 million by LEDU, mainly administering a loan fund. In 2000 EBT also established a venture fund, with a total funding of £0.6 million. EBT voluntarily ceased to carry on business in April 2005, and a liquidator was appointed to wind up the affairs of both the loan and venture funds. Invest Northern Ireland (a development agency which assumed the responsibilities of LEDU in 2002) carried out an investigation, which identified a long list of failings: conflicts of interest, especially involving a LEDU board member who was also a partner in MTF Chartered Accountants who were the managing agents of both funds; LEDU's failure to follow its own procedures; normal public sector rules on competitive tendering were not followed; a high level of bad debt (£1.1 million was written off); insufficient monitoring by LEDU. NIAO finds that many of these failings show non-observance of the Public Accounts Committee's recommendations in its report "The proper conduct of public business" (HC 154, 8th report session 1993-94). The poor standards of administration fell far below the normal standards operating elsewhere in the Northern Ireland public sector. Invest Northern Ireland and the Department have undertaken a number of actions and current corporate governance arrangements are very different. NIAO believes there are lessons of relevance here to the wider public sector.
Outpatients
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Author : Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2007-04-19
Outpatients written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-19 with Medical categories.
In 2005-06 some £259 million was spent on outpatient services in Northern Ireland. A perennial cause of inefficiency in the provision of these services has been patients' failure to attend appointments and the cancellation of clinics by Trusts. In September 2006 almost 15,000 consultant-led clinic sessions were cancelled and there were 200,000 cases of patients not attending. A survey found that some 10 per cent of outpatients are "not seen" through cancellation or non-attendance, an opportunity cost of £11.6 million. Health service managers and clinicians need to monitor non-attendance/cancellation rates closely, in order to clarify the factors influencing them, and to allow planning of effective strategies aimed at minimising any loss of time and resources. The report also notes that outpatient services run by healthcare professionals other than consultants are not covered in the weekly statistical management information currently collected: if these are included outpatient activity levels are twice that officially reported. Changes to the way in which patients and general practitioners access outpatient services are being implemented and they should reduce waiting times and have an impact on cancelled clinics and missed appointments.
Good Governance
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Author : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2007-05-04
Good Governance written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-04 with Political Science categories.
Strengthening governance in the public sector is seen as a means of improving the capability of public bodies to deliver high quality services. The need to promote and encourage good corporate governance within departments and arms length bodies (ALBs) in Northern Ireland has been underscored by several high profile cases of weaknesses which became the subject of recent NIAO/Public Accounts Committee reports: the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, education and library boards, and LEDU. This report, based on a review of six departments and ten of their ALBs, examines three main areas: (1) structural relationships; (2) management of sponsorship risks; (3) accountability. Structures within departments for dealing with sponsored bodies should be clearly defined with clear channels of management, accountability and communication. A coherent strategic management approach should promote consistency of business objectives. Departments and ALBs should co-operate in setting objectives, agreeing targets. Departments should ensure that ALBs have in place necessary financial and management controls and procedures. On risk, departments should have processes in place for the identification and management of risks associated with sponsorship, and these should be regularly reviewed. Internal audit can provide assurance on risk management. To safeguard accountability, effective liaison, reporting and monitoring arrangements are required. ALB boards, and departmental and ALB audit committees have crucial roles in accountability.
Insolvency And The Conduct Of Directors
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language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006-02-02
Insolvency And The Conduct Of Directors written by and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office examines the effectiveness of Insolvency Service arrangements for administering the legislation on the disqualification of company directors of insolvent companies on the grounds of unfit conduct (including negligence, incompetence or lack of commercial integrity). Conclusions of the report include that there is scope for the Insolvency Service to improve: the performance management of practitioners (both Official Receiver staff and insolvency practitioners) by actively monitoring the number of submissions not filed on time and enforcing targets; the monitoring framework to ensure evidence of unfit conduct is assessed in a consistent manner; and communication arrangements with company directors and dissemination of key information, including drawing up a joint action plan with other parts of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
Improving Literacy And Numeracy In Schools
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Author : Northern Ireland
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2006-03-29
Improving Literacy And Numeracy In Schools written by Northern Ireland and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Decision Making And Disability Living Allowance
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Author : Northern Ireland Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2005-06-16
Decision Making And Disability Living Allowance written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-16 with Business & Economics categories.
This report examines how the Social Security Agency (Northern Ireland) applies the complex rules which affect eligibility for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Despite progress since 1998 in reducing the volume of DLA claims held by the Agency and improved accuracy, there is still scope for further improvement. The speed of decisions has been adversely affected by several factors. There should be improvements in the training of frontline staff, and further improvements in information technology solutions. Fewer cases should be referred to the Agency's Medical Support Services. The identification of errors in decision-making by the Agency has improved, for example, through the use of the Periodic Enquiry process. There has been a significant increase in the number of appeals by claimants, since the decision-making procedures were changed in October 1999. Decision-makers should make more use of personal communication with claimants to collect initial or follow-up evidence, and this is especially important as DLA applicants are unlikely to have a detailed grasp of the disability eligibility rules. If the Agency aimed for a 10 per cent reduction in DLA / Attendance Allowance appeals the saving would be in excess of £190,000 per year.
Audit Of Assumptions For Budget 2007
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2007-03-21
Audit Of Assumptions For Budget 2007 written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and has been published by The Stationery Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-21 with Business & Economics categories.
This report by the National Audit Office, made under sections 156 and 157 of the Finance Act 1998, examines the conventions and assumptions underlying the Treasury's fiscal projections within the 2007 Budget (HCP 342, session 2006-07; ISBN 9780102944556).