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British playwright David Edger will present a play this month which reflects the failure of co-ordination and relation between the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Old Labor members of Wyverdale District Council. The full contents and the theme of play are discussed.

The United Kingdom Highways Agency has failed to control project costs and quality, the National Audit Office has reported. Road maintenance costs have increased by as much as 70 percent. The report also cited the agency's shortcomings in the management of road maintenance contracts.

A peer review panel said the Wales Audit Office has established itself to be in a position to help improve public services and value-for-money work. The body has commissioned the panel to carry out the review. The panel said the body should improve its workforce strategy and continue to make changes to program management.

United Kingdom Cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell has launched a new framework for assessing government agencies. The move is intended to boost departments' capability to meet future challenges. The new model focuses on innovation, collaboration and delivery of results.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) revealed that the Department for Transport's (DfT's) failure to implement plans for its shared service center will cost an additional 81 million pounds sterling for taxpayers in the UK. DfT's project aimed to save 57 million pounds sterling by 2015. Reasons for the failure include spiraling costs and inadequate procurement.

The 'Future of Regional Development Agencies' report revealed the need to streamline or abolish regional development authorities (RDAs) in England. Think-tank Centre for Cities suggests that RDAs should be handed down to sub-regional or city level and existing agencies. Other details of the report are presented.

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has revealed in its 'Meeting needs? The Offenders' Learning and Skills Service' report the Offenders' Learning and Skill Service's failure to deliver essential education and skills to offenders and prisoners. Key findings of the report are discussed.

United Kingdom Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) secretary Peter Housden says public service agreement rules have caused the agency to meet its performance targets. He also claimed the DCLG had a good performance. Meanwhile, the agency's housing targets are seen to be influenced by the economic crisis.

The United Kingdom National Health Service has improved management of its finances and services, the Healthcare Commission said in a report. A high correlation between quality of services and use of resources has also been noted.

Assistant auditor general at the National Audit Office replies to the criticisms of National Audit Office by Sir Michael Bichard.

During the 2004 Comprehensive Performance Assessment, though the London Borough of Ealing council scored well for its overall service block assessment and corporate assessment, the Commission for Social Care Inspection did not give it the required star in the social care category, resulting in Ealing being rated as eweak.E However, Ealing challenged its CPA rating by going to court, and won the case.