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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12 Jul 2016 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Disposal of public land for new homes: a progress report

8 Jul 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Investigation into misuse of the Flexible Support Fund in Plaistow

8 Jul 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions 2015-16 accounts

7 Jul 2016 Home Office Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre

5 Jul 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study

30 Jun 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Evaluating the government balance sheet: pensions

30 Jun 2016 HM Treasury Evaluating the government balance sheet: provisions, contingent liabilities and guarantees

30 Jun 2016 NAO The NAO’s role in local audit

30 Jun 2016 HM Treasury Evaluating the government balance sheet: financial assets and investments

29 Jun 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The Business Impact Target: cutting the cost of regulation

28 Jun 2016 Unknown (358) BBC World Service

28 Jun 2016 Department for Transport Progress with preparations for High Speed 2

17 Jun 2016 NAO Voluntary, community and social enterprises

15 Jun 2016 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Financial sustainability of local authorities: capital expenditure and resourcing

14 Jun 2016 Ministry of Defence Impact of the Strategic Defence and Security Review on the Equipment Plan

10 Jun 2016 Department for Business & Trade Investigation into the UKTI specialist services contract with PA Consulting

9 Jun 2016 HM Revenue and Customs Replacing the Aspire contract

9 Jun 2016 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Realising the benefits of the St Helena Airport project

8 Jun 2016 Ministry of Defence Service Family Accommodation

27 May 2016 HM Treasury Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2014-15

26 May 2016 Department of Health and Social Care Discharging older patients from hospital

25 May 2016 HM Revenue and Customs The quality of service for personal taxpayers

20 May 2016 Cabinet Office Shared service centres

12 May 2016 Cabinet Office Government Commercial and Contracting: an overview of the NAO’s work

11 May 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Ensuring employers comply with National Minimum Wage regulations

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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