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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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18 Sep 2017 NAO Key findings from an investigation into low- and medium-value property sales

13 Sep 2017 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Homelessness

12 Sep 2017 Department for Education Retaining and developing the teaching workforce

8 Sep 2017 HM Treasury Investigation into the management of the Libor Fund

7 Sep 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts

9 Aug 2017 HM Treasury Contribution to Bank of England Review: Managing potential conflicts of interest

19 Jul 2017 HM Treasury Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2015-16

19 Jul 2017 Unknown (358) BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2017

19 Jul 2017 Department for Transport Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2016-17 Accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

19 Jul 2017 Cabinet Office Investigation into government’s management of the Business Appointment Rules

18 Jul 2017 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Managing the Official Development Assistance target a report on progress

14 Jul 2017 HM Treasury The first sale of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland

14 Jul 2017 HM Revenue and Customs Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17

13 Jul 2017 HM Revenue and Customs The Customs Declaration Service

12 Jul 2017 Ministry of Justice The new generation electronic monitoring programme

6 Jul 2017 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Progress in setting up combined authorities

5 Jul 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into NHS continuing healthcare funding

4 Jul 2017 HM Treasury HM Treasury’s economic analysis in the lead-up to the referendum on European Union membership

4 Jul 2017 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2016-17

4 Jul 2017 Department for Transport The Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train project: investigation into the modification of the national rail network

30 Jun 2017 Home Office Online Fraud

29 Jun 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Mental health in prisons

28 Jun 2017 HM Treasury Progress delivering the ‘One Mission, One Bank’ strategy

27 Jun 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation: clinical correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services

23 Jun 2017 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Hinkley Point C

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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