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2,815 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.

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Recent reports

Page 10 of 13 · 2,815 reports total
27 Feb 2009 NAO Financial reporting and financial management: General report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for 2008
3 Feb 2009 Devolved administrations C&AG report on Accounts: Returning Officers’ Expenses (England and Wales) Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2008
16 Dec 2008 NAO Financial Management in the NHS: Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts 2007-08
12 Aug 2008 NAO Department for Work and Pensions Resource Account 2007-2008
14 Jul 2008 NAO HM Revenue & Customs 2007-08 Accounts
11 Dec 2007 NAO NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 2006-07
21 Nov 2007 NAO Vote on account 2008-2009
25 Jul 2007 NAO Department for Work and Pensions Resource Accounts 2006-07
19 Jul 2007 NAO Vehicle Excise Duty Accounts 2006-07
12 Jul 2007 NAO HM Revenue & Customs 2006-07 Accounts: The Comptroller and Auditor General’s Standard Report
6 Jul 2007 NAO NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 2005-2006
11 Dec 2006 NAO Home Office Resource Accounts 2005-06
7 Nov 2006 NAO Department for Work and Pensions Resource Accounts 2005-2006
21 Jul 2006 NAO Public Health Laboratory Service Board Accounts 2004-2005
21 Jul 2006 NAO Foreign and Commonwealth Office Accounts 2005-06
19 Jul 2006 NAO Vehicle Excise Duty Account 2005-06
11 Jul 2006 NAO HM Revenue & Customs 2005-06 Accounts: The Comptroller and Auditor General’s Standard Report
7 Jun 2006 NAO Financial management in the NHS – NHS Summarised Accounts 2004-2005
8 Feb 2006 NAO NHS Direct 2004-2005: Qualification of Audit Opinion
6 Feb 2006 NAO National Insurance Fund Account 2004-05
31 Jan 2006 NAO Home Office Resource Account 2004-2005
26 Jan 2006 NAO Department for Work and Pensions Resource Accounts 2004-2005
10 Oct 2005 NAO Comptroller and Auditor General’s Standard Report on the Accounts of the Inland Revenue 2004-05
10 Oct 2005 NAO Comptroller and Auditor General’s Standard Report on the Accounts of HM Customs and Excise 2004-05
2 Jun 2005 NAO Financial management in the NHS – NHS Summarised Accounts 2003-2004
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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 — 95 reports Cabinet Office — 87 reports Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy — 81 reports Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 76 reports HM Revenue and Customs — 74 reports Department for Work and Pensions — 66 reports Ministry of Defence — 63 reports Department for Education — 63 reports Department for Transport — 62 reports Devolved administrations — 56 reports Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs — 55 reports Home Office — 53 reports Ministry of Justice — 39 reports Department for Culture, Media & Sport — 30 reports