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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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10 Jan 2020 Ministry of Defence Managing infrastructure projects on nuclear-regulated sites — 6 recommendations

9 Jan 2020 Unknown (358) BBC Studios (2020)

8 Jan 2020 Devolved administrations Administration of Scottish income tax 2018-19

8 Jan 2020 Devolved administrations Administration of Welsh income tax 2018-19

5 Nov 2019 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Investigation into Starter Homes

30 Oct 2019 Department for Education Investigation into university technical colleges

25 Oct 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into pre-school vaccinations

24 Oct 2019 Devolved administrations Northern Ireland Office annual report and accounts 2018-19

23 Oct 2019 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Fracking for shale gas in England

20 Oct 2019 NAO Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme Data Visualisation

16 Oct 2019 Cabinet Office The UK border: preparedness for EU exit October 2019

27 Sep 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors

13 Sep 2019 Ministry of Justice Transforming courts and tribunals: a progress update — 10 recommendations

11 Sep 2019 Department for Education Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England — 7 recommendations

4 Sep 2019 Ministry of Defence Investigation into military flying training

4 Sep 2019 NAO HM Courts & Tribunals estate visualisation

25 Jul 2019 Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19

23 Jul 2019 Department for Education Academy schools sector in England Consolidated annual report and accounts 2017-18

23 Jul 2019 Department for Education Department for Education consolidated annual report and accounts 2018-19

22 Jul 2019 Home Office Home Office’s management of its contract with G4S to run Brook House immigration removal centre

19 Jul 2019 HM Revenue and Customs Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs annual accounts 2018-19

11 Jul 2019 Department for Transport Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2018-19 — 4 recommendations

9 Jul 2019 Department of Health and Social Care NHS Blood and Transplant Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19

2 Jul 2019 Unknown (358) BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 and BBC Television Licence Fee Trust statement 2018-19

28 Jun 2019 Home Office Tackling serious and organised crime — 7 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