Source · Recommendations & oversight

National Audit Office

2,796 reports 2,007 recommendations 1,697 with PAC follow-up 59% implementation rate

NAO value-for-money reports examining the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of government spending. Recommendations are tracked against government responses and, where a PAC hearing followed, linked to the committee's own recommendations and Treasury Minute responses.

Recent reports

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26 Jun 2026 Ministry of Defence The repurchase of the service family accommodation estate

24 Jun 2026 HM Revenue and Customs HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments

19 Jun 2026 HM Treasury The Government Finance Function’s strategy to 2030

18 Jun 2026 Cross-government Whole of Government Accounts 2024-25

17 Jun 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Investigation into the financial sustainability of the British Council

15 Jun 2026 NAO Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: 2026 Update

12 Jun 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Responding to sudden-onset humanitarian crises

10 Jun 2026 Unknown (355) Regulating water, energy and broadband to protect consumers in vulnerable circumstances

5 Jun 2026 NAO Investigation into residential property arrangements with members of the Royal Family

20 May 2026 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Sizewell C

18 May 2026 Department for Transport Innovation in transport

22 Apr 2026 Department for Education Responding to changing demand for school places

17 Apr 2026 Cross-government Government’s compensation and financial recognition schemes

25 Mar 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Investigation into shared ownership

24 Mar 2026 HM Treasury Managing the government’s financial investments

23 Mar 2026 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The Nature for Climate Fund — 9 recommendations

20 Mar 2026 Cross-government The UK’s resilience to severe space weather

18 Mar 2026 Cross-government Investigation into the Afghan resettlement schemes — 6 recommendations

16 Mar 2026 Department for Business & Trade Investigation into the government’s intervention in British Steel’s Scunthorpe site

13 Mar 2026 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology DSIT’s investment in research infrastructure

11 Mar 2026 Department for Transport Northern Powerhouse Rail

9 Mar 2026 Department for Culture, Media & Sport The financial resilience of DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries — 7 recommendations

6 Mar 2026 Cabinet Office Update on government shared services — 2 recommendations

27 Feb 2026 HM Revenue and Customs Taxing large businesses — 6 recommendations

11 Feb 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Unlocking land for housing — 6 recommendations

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Response breakdown across all NAO recommendations

2,007 recommendations tracked

Status	Recommendations	Share
Implemented	1,186	59%
Accepted	1,554	77%
Partially accepted	186	9%
Work in progress	479	24%
Rejected	39	2%
Confirmed by NAO follow-up	1,697	85%
Methodology: status determined from departmental responses, Treasury Minute responses, PAC follow-up hearings, and NAO own progress tracking.

Top recipients of NAO recommendations

Departments named in NAO reports · all years

Department of Health and Social Care — 125 reports HM Treasury — 94 reports Cabinet Office — 87 reports Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy — 81 reports Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 74 reports HM Revenue and Customs — 73 reports Department for Work and Pensions — 64 reports Ministry of Defence — 62 reports Department for Education — 62 reports Department for Transport — 59 reports Devolved administrations — 56 reports Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs — 54 reports Home Office — 52 reports Ministry of Justice — 38 reports Department for Culture, Media & Sport — 29 reports