Publications

The Chairman of the Senate’s Finance Committee has requested, pursuant to Article 58-2 of the by-law relating to finance acts of 1 August 2001, that the Court carry out an investigation into the Fund for the Development of the Voluntary Sector for its operational and innovation component, known as t...

The evaluation of the preventive healthcare policy first led the Court to measure its effectiveness and efficiency by presenting the results of preventive action on the three major pathologies covered in this report (cancers, neuro-cardio-vascular diseases (NCVD) and diabetes) overall and in terms o...

With more than one million employees - i.e., almost half of all civil servants - including 900,000 teachers, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport devotes a large part of its work to managing its human resources, and in this context, must manage teacher absences. The report published today emph...

The prevention of loss of independence has been widely discussed for ten years in parliamentary proceedings1, by researchers and specialists from various backgrounds, and in administrative reports. The analyses often cover the same ground, in particular in their emphasis of the importance of the iss...

In the first issue of its report on local public finances, published in June 2021, the Court analysed the financial situation of local government authorities as of 31 December 2020, after a year marked by the pandemic and its social and economic consequences. This second issue covers the situation a...

There is a strong contrast between a housing policy designed in the 1970s, or even in the post-war years, prioritising reconstruction, and the human realities of France in the 2020s. In addition, although this policy is part of a constantly evolving framework, it is struggling to achieve the growing...

Rail reforms have incrementally brought about substantial improvements to the French rail network. However, they have failed to overcome a number of structural weaknesses, which the health crisis has greatly aggravated. The national rail network is struggling to recover after years of being run down...

For several years, the National Police have been confronted with major security challenges and high expectations from citizens. To cope with this, they have enjoyed significant additional resources, as evidenced by the 21% increase in its payroll in ten years, and the increased support from new secu...

Around 70% of France’s power is now generated by the fleet of nuclear reactors. EDF plans to extend the lifespan of at least some of its nuclear power plants to 60 years. However, this fleet will have largely ceased production by 2050, calling for the renewal of a significant part of the electricity...

Citizenship education incorporates all the public measures that help provide young people with knowledge about citizenship, promote civic behaviour – like civic-mindedness and social engagement –, and provide them with platforms upon which to exercise them. While traditionally based on citizenship e...