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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13 Sep 2023 Ministry of Defence Defence inventory management — 5 recommendations

26 Jul 2023 Department for Transport DVLA Annual Report & Accounts 2022-23

20 Jul 2023 Cross-government Whole of Government Accounts 2020-21 — 3 recommendations

19 Jul 2023 NAO Lessons learned: competition in public procurement — 6 recommendations

18 Jul 2023 Department for Culture, Media & Sport Funding of Coventry City of Culture Trust

17 Jul 2023 Department of Health and Social Care Progress with the New Hospital Programme — 7 recommendations

17 Jul 2023 NAO Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General: HM Revenue & Customs 2022-23 Accounts — 2 recommendations

17 Jul 2023 HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue & Customs 2022-23 Accounts

14 Jul 2023 HM Treasury Royal Household spending and accountability

12 Jul 2023 Department for Culture, Media & Sport Preparedness for online safety regulation — 7 recommendations

11 Jul 2023 Unknown (358) BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement 2022-23

6 Jul 2023 NAO DWP Report on Account 2022/23 — 16 recommendations

6 Jul 2023 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2022-23

5 Jul 2023 HM Treasury Managing government borrowing — 6 recommendations

30 Jun 2023 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The government’s resources and waste reforms for England — 7 recommendations

30 Jun 2023 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Waste management: data visualisation

28 Jun 2023 Department for Education Department for Education: sustainability overview — 6 recommendations

28 Jun 2023 Department for Education Condition of school buildings — 7 recommendations

23 Jun 2023 Department for Work and Pensions Transforming health assessments for disability benefits — 12 recommendations

21 Jun 2023 Department of Health and Social Care Access to unplanned or urgent care

16 Jun 2023 Home Office The asylum and protection transformation programme — 5 recommendations

14 Jun 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Update on the rollout of smart meters — 7 recommendations

12 Jun 2023 HM Revenue and Customs Progress with Making Tax Digital — 13 recommendations

7 Jun 2023 Department for Transport Active Travel in England — 10 recommendations

19 May 2023 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Support for innovation to deliver net zero — 5 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