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

Page 21 of 112 · 2,796 reports total

27 Jun 2019 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2018-19 — 6 recommendations

26 Jun 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited

21 Jun 2019 NAO Challenges in using data across government — 7 recommendations

20 Jun 2019 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure — 6 recommendations

20 Jun 2019 NAO Whole of Government Accounts 2016-2017

13 Jun 2019 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme – progress review — 7 recommendations

12 Jun 2019 NAO Ensuring food safety standards — 6 recommendations

12 Jun 2019 Unknown (355) Ensuring food safety and standards

7 Jun 2019 Cabinet Office Departments’ use of consultants to support preparations for EU Exit

5 Jun 2019 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Early review of the new farming programme — 4 recommendations

28 May 2019 Department for Culture, Media & Sport British Tourist Authority’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 (trading as VisitBritain & VisitEngland)

24 May 2019 Home Office Investigation into the response to cheating in English language tests

24 May 2019 HM Treasury Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18 — 5 recommendations

20 May 2019 Department for Transport Improving the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down — 5 recommendations

17 May 2019 Department for Business & Trade Preparing for trade negotiations

16 May 2019 Unknown (358) Managing the BBC’s pay-bill — 4 recommendations

14 May 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into penalty charge notices in healthcare

10 May 2019 Home Office Progress delivering the Emergency Services Network — 4 recommendations

9 May 2019 Department for Transport Out-of-court settlement with Eurotunnel

7 May 2019 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Local Enterprise Partnerships: an update on progress

3 May 2019 Department for Transport Completing Crossrail — 5 recommendations

3 May 2019 NAO Building Public Trust Awards – good practice in annual reports 2017-18

2 May 2019 Cabinet Office Investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes

2 May 2019 Department for Transport Network Rail’s sale of railway arches — 4 recommendations

26 Apr 2019 Department for Work and Pensions Investigation into overpayments of Carer’s Allowance

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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