Annual Reports

HMIC: The Police Service’s approach to dealing with Anti-social behaviour has improved since 2010; but there is a significant variation in victim satisfaction levels across England & Wales. More can be done to tackle the problem, and to identify those victims most at risk of harm, HMIC found in their report, ‘A Step in the Right Direction’, published recently.
Press release ~ A Step in the Right Direction: The Policing of Anti-Social behaviour
 
RoSPA: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in Scotland is disappointed that the number of children killed in accidents on Scotland’s roads increased between 2010 & 2011. More detailed road casualty figures for Scotland will be published in October.
Press release & links
 
NAO: Amyas Morse, the Comptroller & Auditor General, has given a qualified audit opinion on the 2011-12 accounts of the Skills Funding Agency in relation to how the Agency has accounted for further education colleges.
Press release & links
 
DH: The 2012 Local Health Profiles, produced by the Public Health Observatories of England working in partnership, were released on 26 June 2012, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
 
The profiles draw together information to present a picture of health in each local area in a user-friendly format.  They are a valuable tool for local government & health services in helping them to understand their communities’ needs, so that they can work to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities.
Press release & links
 
DFID: The Department for International Development's Annual Report 2011-12 has been published. The progress report reveals the Government is on track to deliver the results it set out over a year ago, in a major review of how British aid is targeted.
Press release & links
 
DfE: Teachers are feeling more positive about the standard of pupils’ behaviour in schools, according to a new survey, which reveals how the Government’s work to back teachers in improving behaviour in schools & classrooms across the country is starting to deliver positive results.
Press release & links
 
CQC: Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has made improvements, but still has some way to go before it provides local people with the care they deserve – that’s the verdict of a series of reports published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Press release & links
 
TfLTransport for London has published its first Rail & Underground Annual Benchmarking Report under the direction of the Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG), the panel established to oversee TfL's huge investment programme.  The report looks at the maintenance costs & reliability of the different parts of the underground network and compares the Tube with other metros around the world.
Press release & links
 
OFT: The OFT has published its Annual Report, including an estimate of the financial benefits of its activities to consumers. The report shows that last year the OFT achieved an estimated benefit to consumers of at least 8 times its cost to the taxpayer - £402m compared to £49m.  This benefit has been achieved with an 8% reduction in budget compared to the previous year. 
Press release & links
 
CCCDespite greenhouse gas emissions falling by 7% in 2011, only 0.8% of this can be linked directly to implementation of proactive carbon lowering measures, said the Committee on Climate Change in its latest annual progress report to Parliament.  This rate of underlying progress is only a quarter of that required to meet future carbon budgets. The report therefore urges the Government to move from planning to delivering change. 
Press release & links
 
NAO: Amyas Morse, the Comptroller & Auditor General, has yesterday issued a report on the 2011-12 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs – See ‘In the News’ section for more information
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