Organisations | The Accountability Index

Central Government

Accountability data for every UK ministerial department: NAO audits, select committee scrutiny, FOI compliance, and parliamentary activity.

Departments

23 departments

Department for Business and Trade NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports FOI Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 10 sources Home Office NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports FOI Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 10 sources Cabinet Office NAO Select Committees Public Inquiries PFD Reports FOI Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department for Culture, Media and Sport NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department for Education NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department for Transport NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department for Work and Pensions NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department of Health and Social Care NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Ministry of Defence NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Ministry of Justice NAO Select Committees PHSO Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 9 sources Department for Science, Innovation and Technology NAO Select Committees Public Inquiries PFD Reports Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 8 sources Department for Energy Security and Net Zero NAO Select Committees Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 6 sources HM Treasury NAO Select Committees PHSO Parliament Contracts ICO 6 sources HM Revenue & Customs NAO PHSO PFD Reports Parliament Contracts 5 sources Northern Ireland Office Select Committees Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 5 sources Attorney General's Office Parliament Contracts ACOBA ICO 4 sources Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs NAO PFD Reports Parliament Contracts 4 sources Office of the Leader of the House of Lords FOI Parliament Contracts ACOBA 4 sources UK Export Finance NAO FOI Contracts ICO 4 sources Scotland Office Select Committees Parliament ICO 3 sources Wales Office Select Committees Parliament ICO 3 sources Office of the Leader of the House of Commons FOI ACOBA 2 sources Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 0 sources

Data sources

Sources tracked for each department scorecard

Source	What it covers
National Audit Office NAO	Value for money studies and recommendations on government spending and programme delivery.
Select Committees CTTEE	Recommendations from Commons and Lords select committees scrutinising departmental performance.
Ombudsman PHSO	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigations into complaints about government bodies.
Public Inquiries INQ	Formal recommendations from statutory public inquiries directed at government departments.
Prevention of Future Deaths PFD	Coroner reports issued where government action is needed to prevent future deaths.
Freedom of Information FOI	FOI compliance rates, timeliness, and ICO enforcement actions on transparency obligations.
Parliamentary Activity PARL	Written and oral questions, debates, and ministerial statements referencing the department.
Procurement CONT	Government contracts published via Contracts Finder and Find a Tender.
Audit & Accounts AUDIT	Annual accounts audit opinions, ministerial directions, and excess votes.
Revolving Door ACOBA	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments — post-government employment cases.
Information Commissioner ICO	Decision notices and enforcement actions on data protection and FOI compliance.