Liaison Scrutiny Unit Review - Memoranda
Here you can browse the Memoranda which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 May 2006.
Contents
Terms of Reference
1 Executive report
1.2 Key messages
1.3 The way forward
2 Good practice
2.1 Linking expenditure
to objectives
2.2 Assessments of progress
towards targets
2.3 Commentary on performance
against targets
2.4 Reconciliation of targets
3 Financial reporting
3.2 Presentation of financial
information
3.3 Financial management
3.4 Linking expenditure
to objectives
4 Efficiency agenda
4.2 Efficiency reporting
4.3 Credibility of efficiency
targets
5 Performance reporting
against targets
5.2 Data validation
5.3 Assessments of progress
towards targets
5.4 Commentary on performance
against targets
5.5 Joint targets
6 Target setting under the
2004 Spending Review
6.2 Absolute and directional
targets
6.3 Reconciliation of targets
7 Conclusions
Boxes
Box 1: Breakdown of
spending by objective (HO)
Box 2: Summary assessment
of SR02 PSA progress (NIO)
Box 3: Traffic light assessment
of SR02 PSA progress (DFID)
Box 4: Systematic approach
to assessment of progress against targets (DTI)
Box 5: Charts showing required
performance over time (DFT)
Box 6: Summary of action
taken over the course of the year (FCO)
Box 7: Reconciliation of
PSA targets across spending reviews (DFID)
Box 8: Lack of explanation
alongside financial tables
Box 9: Variances between
departments' estimates and actual figures
Box 10: Failure to link
expenditure to objectives (DEFRA)
Box 11: Failure to provide
cost-benefit analysis for new programmes (HO)
Box 12: Lack of detail in
departments' efficiency progress summaries
Box 13: Local authorities'
efficiency statements (ODPM)
Box 14: Findings of NAO's
validation of PSA data systems
Box 15: Use of alternative
information for assessment of progress (DTI)
Box 16: Assessment of progress
where interim target is missed (DCMS)
Box 17: Explanation of past
performance (DH)
Box 18: Differing assessments
of progress against joint targets (HO & DCA)
Box 19: Absolute and directional
PSA targets under SR04 (DFES)
Box 20: Uneven distribution
of targets across objectives (DCA)
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