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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3 Feb 2021 Ministry of Defence Improving Single Living Accommodation — 7 recommendations

22 Jan 2021 Devolved administrations Administration of Scottish income tax 2019-20 — 2 recommendations

21 Jan 2021 Devolved administrations Administration of Welsh income tax 2019-20 — 1 recommendation

20 Jan 2021 Department for Culture, Media & Sport The BBC’s strategic financial management — 6 recommendations

12 Jan 2021 Ministry of Defence The Equipment Plan 2020-2030 — 8 recommendations

11 Dec 2020 Department of Health and Social Care The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report — 7 recommendations

9 Dec 2020 Home Office Digital Services at the Border — 5 recommendations

4 Dec 2020 Cabinet Office Achieving net zero — 24 recommendations

27 Nov 2020 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Managing flood risk — 9 recommendations

26 Nov 2020 Cabinet Office Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic — 5 recommendations

25 Nov 2020 Department of Health and Social Care The supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic — 6 recommendations

11 Nov 2020 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals — 13 recommendations

23 Oct 2020 HM Revenue and Customs Implementing employment support schemes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — 9 recommendations

16 Oct 2020 Department for Culture, Media & Sport Improving Broadband — 12 recommendations

7 Oct 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme — 1 recommendation

2 Oct 2020 Department for Transport Improving local bus services in England outside London — 5 recommendations

1 Oct 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Progress report: Terminating the Magnox contract — 6 recommendations

18 Sep 2020 HM Treasury The production and distribution of cash — 6 recommendations

16 Sep 2020 Department for Education Financial sustainability of colleges in England — 5 recommendations

9 Sep 2020 Department of Health and Social Care Childhood obesity — 5 recommendations

22 Jul 2020 HM Revenue and Customs Tackling the tax gap — 5 recommendations

17 Jul 2020 Cabinet Office Specialist skills in the civil service — 13 recommendations

15 Jul 2020 Department for Business & Trade Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance: Support for exports — 6 recommendations

10 Jul 2020 Department for Work and Pensions Universal Credit: getting to first payment — 8 recommendations

3 Jul 2020 Home Office Asylum accommodation and support — 7 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