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 Nov 2024 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Energy bills support: an update — 5 recommendations

13 Nov 2024 Department of Health and Social Care Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease — 4 recommendations

4 Nov 2024 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfolio — 8 recommendations

27 Oct 2024 NAO A planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money — 4 recommendations

24 Oct 2024 Department for Education Support for children and young people with special educational needs — 9 recommendations

23 Oct 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Decommissioning Sellafield: managing risks from the nuclear legacy — 4 recommendations

11 Sep 2024 Ministry of Defence Investigation into military support for Ukraine

9 Sep 2024 HM Revenue and Customs Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail — 10 recommendations

30 Jul 2024 HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2023-24

23 Jul 2024 Department for Education Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children — 8 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Work and Pensions DWP customer service — 6 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department of Health and Social Care NHS financial management and sustainability 2024

23 Jul 2024 Cabinet Office Efficiency in government procurement of common goods and services — 4 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The Farming and Countryside Programme — 7 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology The National Space Strategy and the role of the UK Space Agency — 7 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 NAO NHS Financial Management and Sustainability — 6 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Transport The condition and maintenance of local roads in England — 9 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage programme

23 Jul 2024 NAO Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Programme — 6 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Transport HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2 — 11 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 NAO Government's general grant schemes — 8 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Cross-government Government’s general grants schemes

23 Jul 2024 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government The effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness — 9 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 HM Treasury Progress on the Buckingham Palace Reservicing programme — 6 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 NAO Lessons learned: Government compensation schemes — 2 recommendations

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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