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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14 Jun 2017 NAO Homelessness in England Visualisation

23 May 2017 Cabinet Office Protecting information across government

27 Apr 2017 Home Office Report on the funding and governance of Broken Rainbow

26 Apr 2017 Unknown (358) Managing the BBC’s workforce

25 Apr 2017 Cabinet Office Progress on the government estate strategy

20 Apr 2017 Department for Transport Investigation into the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme

19 Apr 2017 HM Revenue and Customs Investigation into overseas sellers failing to charge VAT on online sales

31 Mar 2017 Unknown (355) Vulnerable consumers in regulated industries

30 Mar 2017 Cabinet Office Digital Transformation in Government (2017)

29 Mar 2017 HM Revenue and Customs Planning for 100% local retention of business rates

28 Mar 2017 Department for Work and Pensions Child Maintenance: closing cases and managing arrears on the 1993 and 2003 schemes

24 Mar 2017 Cabinet Office Capability in the Civil Service

22 Mar 2017 Department for Transport Progress with the Road Investment Strategy

21 Mar 2017 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Internal Drainage Boards

16 Mar 2017 Ministry of Defence Delivering Carrier Strike

3 Mar 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Local support for people with a learning disability

2 Mar 2017 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Review of the Thames Tideway Tunnel

28 Feb 2017 Ministry of Justice Investigation into the Parole Board

22 Feb 2017 Department for Education Capital funding for schools

16 Feb 2017 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government NAO work on transition grant and rural services delivery grant

9 Feb 2017 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Investigation into the Department for International Development’s approach to tackling fraud

8 Feb 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Health and social care integration

1 Feb 2017 Unknown (358) BBC TV Licence fee collection

1 Feb 2017 Department for Work and Pensions Investigation into Police and Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Commutation factors

27 Jan 2017 Ministry of Defence The Equipment Plan 2016-2026

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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