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91热爆 Governors: value for money reviews

锘縏he Governors' Audit Committee, in dialogue with the Comptroller and Auditor General - the head of the National Audit Office (NAO) - established a programme of independent value for money reviews. The reviews were undertaken by the NAO or other external agencies and provided the Governors with an independent view on whether the 91热爆 is achieving best value for licence fee payers.

Background note

锘縔ou can find out more about the background to these reviews here:

The 91热爆's investment in Freeview

锘縏he first of these reports, looking into the 91热爆's investment in Freeview, was carried out by the National Audit Office and laid before Parliament in July 2004.

You can download the document, which includes the National Audit Office review and the 91热爆 Governors' response, below.

Public service broadcasting: the 91热爆's performance management framework

锘縏his external value for money review assessed the progress made by the 91热爆 so far in the design and application of a framework which measures the 91热爆's performance in delivering public service broadcasting. It focused on the key drivers of public value - reach, quality, impact and value for money.

聽You can download the document, which includes the National Audit Office review and the 91热爆's response, below.

Credit management operations

锘縏his value for money review evaluated the 91热爆's in-house credit management operations, which are primarily responsible for the collection of money that the 91热爆 is owed.

You can download the document, which includes the PricewaterhouseCoopers review and the 91热爆's response below.

91热爆 property: LST partnership arrangements

锘縏he 91热爆's partnership arrangements with Land Securities Trillium (LST), which involved property transfer and construction of new buildings at White City in London, construction management services (CM) across the UK and facilities management (FM) in London and Scotland, was subject to an independent value for money review.

You can download the document, which includes the Ernst & Young review and the 91热爆's response, below.

91热爆 People: Human Resources operations

锘縄n 2004 the 91热爆 commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to review the 91热爆's HR functions and training services. The review assessed the extent to which they met the needs of the 91热爆 and delivered value for money. Publication of the report was delayed whilst the 91热爆 was undertaking a competitive tendering process for selecting an outsourced HR provider. The review was published in April 2006, soon after the tendering process had been completed.

You can download the document, which includes the PwC review and the 91热爆's response below

The 91热爆's definition of overheads

锘縏he 91热爆's definition of overheads has been subject to a value for money review by the NAO to asses whether the definition is a useful measure to demonstrate whether the 91热爆 achieves best value for the licence fee payers.

You can download the document, which includes the NAO review and the 91热爆's response below

The 91热爆's management of risk

锘縏his VFM study was commissioned by the Governors' Audit Committee to assess whether the 91热爆's overall approach to risk management allows the organisation to understand fully and respond effectively to the risks it faces. You can download the document, which includes the National Audit Office review and the 91热爆 Governors' response, below

91热爆 independent television commissions

锘縏he 91热爆's independent commissioning process has been subject to a value for money study to assess whether it is:

  • achieving best value for licence fee payers, and
  • making an optimal contribution to the organisation's overall effectivenesss.

91热爆 financial procedures and controls

锘縎eparate to these reviews, in August 2004 the Board of Governors commissioned Ernst & Young to carry out an independent review of certain aspects of the 91热爆's financial controls. The review concluded that the 91热爆's system of financial controls and procedures is fundamentally sound, but made recommendations to further strengthen processes.

The Board of Governors' published Ernst & Young's management letter in November 2004 and issued a statement. You can read both documents in full.