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
15 Nov 2018
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Investigation into the BBC’s engagement with personal service companies
6 Nov 2018
Department for Education
Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated annual report and accounts 2016/17
24 Oct 2018
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The UK border: preparedness for EU exit
9 Oct 2018
Department of Health and Social Care
Improving children and young people’s mental health services
13 Sep 2018
Department for Transport
Investigation into land and property acquisition for the Phase One (London – West Midlands) of the High Speed 2 programme
12 Sep 2018
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit
25 Jul 2018
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Met Office annual report and accounts 2017-18
Response breakdown across all NAO recommendations
| 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
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