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Reducing Costs In The Department For Transport
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2011-12-14
Reducing Costs In The Department For Transport 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 2011-12-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The 2010 spending review set a transport budget that is 15 per cent lower in 2014-15 compared with 2010-11. All areas of spending are affected by reductions, but the Highways Agency sees the biggest reduction, with a budget falling from £3.2 billion in 2010-11 to £2.1 billion in 2014-15. The Department felt constrained in altering some areas of spending, most significantly excluding from consideration the current grant to Network Rail. In a sample of 73 per cent of the Department's budget, over half of the reductions, compared to planned spending, are the result of cuts, delays to new investment or higher fares rather than new approaches to delivering the same services for less. The Department had a good understanding of the relationship between costs and benefits regarding specific transport projects such as Crossrail and national road schemes. Information was less good in other areas, the weakest being in rail. The Department commissioned work to improve its information on the costs and benefits from grants to Transport for London and local authorities. There is a risk now that a proportion of the budget reductions in road maintenance and rail budgets may not be financially sustainable. Budget reductions of £1.23 billion will be made to national and local road maintenance; however, this includes £223 million of unspecified efficiencies, risking deterioration in road quality and higher long term costs to the Department or local authorities. One year after the spending review, it is too early to assess with confidence progress on the major cost reduction measures, as most of the critical milestones against which progress can be judged lie ahead
Reducing Costs In The Department For Transport
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Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2012-03-13
Reducing Costs In The Department For Transport written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts 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 2012-03-13 with Business & Economics categories.
As part of the 2010 Spending Review the government announced a significant reduction in the budget of the Department for Transport, with spending due to be 15% lower by 2014-15, in real terms, than the Department's £12.8 billion budget in 2010-11. The Department prepared early, identifying areas for budget reductions based on good analysis. But for road users, railway passengers and taxpayers, there are many questions which remain unanswered. The Department doesn't fully understand the impact of its cuts to road maintenance. There is concern that short-term budget cutting could prove counter-productive, costing more in the long-term as a result of increased vehicle damage and the higher cost of repairing the more severe road damage. Another area of concern is rail spending. The Department spends two-thirds of its budget through third party organisations such as Network Rail and Transport for London. While information and assurance have improved over some third party spending, there is still a lack of proper accountability and transparency for Network Rail. Rail budgets aren't being reduced as much as other areas, yet passengers still face high fares. The Department hands Network Rail over £3 billion each year, underwrites debt of over £25 billion and continues to treat it as a private sector company. The National Audit Office must be allowed full audit access as quickly as possible.. Better contingency plans for dealing with threats to its planned budget reductions also need to be developed - for example if some of its planned efficiency savings do not deliver or if inflation is higher than forecast
Opportunities For Cost Reduction In The Design Of Transport Facilities For Developing Regions
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Author : Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Opportunities For Cost Reduction In The Design Of Transport Facilities For Developing Regions written by Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Developing countries categories.
Opportunities For Cost Reduction In The Design Of Transport Facilities For Developing Regions
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Author : Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Opportunities For Cost Reduction In The Design Of Transport Facilities For Developing Regions written by Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Developing countries categories.
Cost Reduction In Central Government
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2012-02-02
Cost Reduction In Central Government 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 2012-02-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This report by the National Audit Office on progress by central government departments in reducing costs concludes that departments took effective action in 2010-11, cutting spending in real terms by 2.3 per cent or £7.9 billion, compared with 2009-10. The analysis of departments' accounts supports the Efficiency and Reform Group's estimate that Government spending moratoria and efficiency initiatives, including cuts to back-office and avoidable costs, contributed around half of the figure, some £3.75 billion. However, the report warns that departments are less well-placed to make the long-term changes needed to achieve the further 19 per cent over the four years to 2014-15, as required by the spending review. This is partly because of gaps in their understanding of costs and risks, making it more difficult to identify how to deliver activities and services at a permanently lower cost. Fundamental changes will be needed to achieve sustainable reductions on the scale required. It is unclear how far spending reductions represent year-on-year changes in efficiency, or whether front-line services are affected; and the departments' forward plans examined by the NAO are not based on a strategic view. Departments' financial data on basic spending patterns is sufficient to manage budgets in-year, but information about the consequences of changes in spending is less good. Longer term reform is a Cabinet Office priority and departments will need to look beyond short-term cost cutting measures and make major operational change. Cost reduction plans also need to build in contingency measures to cover unexpected risks.
Reducing Costs In The Department For Work And Pensions
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2011-06-23
Reducing Costs In The Department For Work And Pensions 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 2011-06-23 with Business & Economics categories.
The NAO reports that the Department for Work and Pensions will have to make rapid progress in reorganising the way it operates if it is to meet its target of achieving sustainable running cost reductions of £2.7 billion while implementing substantial welfare reforms and a £17 billion reduction in benefits and pensions by 2014-15. Since 2007, the Department has reported reductions of £2 billion in its running costs, and initial out-turn data show that it met its target from the June 2010 Budget to reduce running costs by £535 million in 2010-11. However, the NAO has concluded that the Department must make progress quickly in order to be able to demonstrate that it can secure sustained cost reductions in a structured and strategic way. The report recognises that the DWP is only at the start of its new cost reduction challenge. However, without basing its running cost reduction plans more on robust information on the profile of its business costs and how that relates to the value of the services delivered, the Department is not in the position to make rational choices about what it should stop doing, what it should change and what it should continue. Recent cost reductions have been based largely on budget restrictions rather than on fundamental reform of working practices. Three months into the Spending Review and the Department does not yet have a detailed model of how it wants to run in the future.
Counting The Costs
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Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2012-02-23
Counting The Costs written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee 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 2012-02-23 with Business & Economics categories.
While this report welcomes the additional investment in road and rail infrastructure projects announced in the Autumn Statement, it expresses concern that the regions are not as well provided for as London and the south east. There are also real concerns about how those projects were chosen. Ministers need to provide much more information about how the department's funding of the Regional Growth and Growing Places Funds has been used. While the presentation of financial information is in a clearer, simpler format than previous years, the key performance indicators fail to show whether the DfT's policies are effective and, overall, the DfT's 2010-11 annual report gives a very thin account of the department's performance during the year. The Department must publish much more information about changes made to its budget within any given year. MPs noted that the DfT underspent on its budget in 2010-11 by more than the budget cuts made during the year. They recommend that the new rail schemes announced in the autumn statement be regarded as additional to those which the Government will agree to fund as part of planning for the 2014-19 rail spending period. Finally, the Committee repeats its call for the Department to publish a national transport strategy to explain what the Government aims to achieve by spending money on transport and how its policies support these aims.
Guideway Vehicle Cost Reduction
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Author : D. L. Klinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Guideway Vehicle Cost Reduction written by D. L. Klinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Buses categories.
Funding For Local Transport
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Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Funding For Local Transport 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 2012-10-25 with Business & Economics categories.
In this report the National Audit Office identifies issues and risks which may arise as the Department for Transport devolves more control over funding and delivery of transport services to local bodies. The Department has recently announced proposals to devolve funding for major transport schemes to new local transport bodies and is also consulting on devolving bus funding and some responsibilities for rail services to local authorities. The spending watchdog is calling on the Department to clarify its approach as it implements these changes and moves into the new ways of working. This includes being clearer on who is accountable for local transport funding and how they will be held to account. The Department has already said it will assess whether local transport bodies have appropriate systems and processes in place. But it should clarify how it will check that these devolved arrangements continue to meet its standards and what action it will take if standards are not met. In the context of increasing pressure on local budgets, the Department should clarify how local transport data can be better used to judge value for money and to compare performance between local areas. It also needs to identify areas and activities most at risk of a drop in performance and clarify under what circumstances it would expect to intervene.
Ministry Of Justice Reducing The Number And Costs Of Whiplash Claims A Government Response To Consultation On Arrangements Concerning Whiplash Injuries In England And Wales Cost Of Motor Insurance Whiplash A Government Response To The House Of Commons Transport Committee Cm 8738
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Author : Great Britain: Department for Transport
language : en
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Release Date : 2013-10-23
Ministry Of Justice Reducing The Number And Costs Of Whiplash Claims A Government Response To Consultation On Arrangements Concerning Whiplash Injuries In England And Wales Cost Of Motor Insurance Whiplash A Government Response To The House Of Commons Transport Committee Cm 8738 written by Great Britain: Department for Transport 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 2013-10-23 with Political Science categories.
Dated October 2013. Response to Consultation paper CP17/2012, Cm. 8425 (ISBN 9780101842525) & the Transport Committee's 4th report, HC 117, session 2013-14 (ISBN 9780215061423)