NAO publishes results of investigation into CRF funding

The National Audit Office found that £495m of Culture Recovery Fund grants and loans have been paid out so far, and identified a handful of cases of fraud

Gareth Davies, head of the National Audit Office

The National Audit Office (NAO), the UK’s public spending watchdog, has found that just over half of the grants and loans awarded as part of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) had been paid out as of February.

In a report, Investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund, published this morning (12 March), the NAO reveals that of the £830 million in CRF funding awarded so far, only £495m had been paid by 19 February.

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The CRF, which was set up last year…

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