§ Mr. LathamTo ask the Prime Minister what topics have been covered in the efficiency unit's scrutiny programme in the last financial year.
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§ The Prime MinisterThe 1988–89 programme of scrutinies carried out in association with the efficiency adviser and the efficiency unit are
- Cabinet Office
- Government economic statistics
- Her Majesty's Customs and Excise
- Administration of the integrated tariff
- Running cost implications of information technology
- British Council
- Inward visits
- Ministry of Defence
- MOD support for military associated functions at schools and universities
- Defence accommodation stores
- Department of Employment
- Inspection rating system (HSE)
- Fraud investigation (with DSS)
- Department of the Environment
- Control of administrative expenditure in non-Departmental public bodies
- Home Office
- Grants made under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966
- Magistrates' courts
- Inland Revenue
- Schedule D procedures
- Internal post
- Northern Ireland Office
- Land Registry
- Overseas Development Administration
- Administration of aid-tying rules (with DTI)
- Scottish Office
- Prison buildings
- Department of Social Security
- Fraud investigation (with DE)
- (Under Franchise Programme) Overseas branch (Newcastle central office)
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Administration of aid-tying rules (with ODA)
- DTI economic statistics
- Further topics for scrutinies are being discussed with Departments.
A number of other scrutinies are also being conducted according to full scrutiny disciplines and with guidance from the efficiency unit:
- Metropolitan Police
- Civil staff recruitment and retention
- Police abstractions from duty
- Provincial Police Forces
- Scenes of crime function
- Driver training
- Communications
- Sick absence
- Transport management
- Community relations
- Attendance at court
- Stores and printing