Progress with Making Tax Digital
Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.
Source · Recommendations & oversight
National Audit Office
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.
2,824 reports
2,175 recommendations
1,827 confirmed by NAO
61% implementation rate
Reports
Active Travel in England
Our report assesses the government’s progress delivering its ambition to increase rates of walking, wheeling and cycling.
Support for innovation to deliver net zero
This report examines the government’s approach to investment in research and innovation to deliver net zero.
Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community and the quality of services has declined in recent years, a report by the National Audit Office has found.
Investigation into supported housing
Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England.
Regulating to achieve environmental outcomes
This report examines how regulation is contributing towards the delivery of government’s environmental objectives.
Tackling fraud and corruption against government
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources.
Investigation into Bulb Energy
There has been a substantial reduction in the potential cost to the taxpayer of supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy to a ringfenced supplier under Octopus, but risks remain.
High Speed Two: Euston
The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.
COVID-19 business grant schemes
This report looks at BEIS’s oversight of the schemes, its understanding of what the schemes achieved, and how well it worked with local authorities.
Investigation into Child Trust Funds
This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.
Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
Progress with delivering the Emergency Services Network
This report describes the Home Office’s progress on delivering the Emergency Services Network programme, and sets out the main risks it faces.
Pensions transferred to AEA Technology when it was privatised
Former UK Atomic Energy Authority employees who transferred to a privatised company spent a decade seeking resolution from government after their pensions fell in value.
Decarbonising the power sector
This report looks at how DESNZ is set up for power sector decarbonisation while maintaining security of electricity supply, and affordability.
Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme
HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s £1.3bn court reform programme is nearing its end. This report examines progress implementing the programme.
Alcohol treatment services
Factual briefing on alcohol treatment services in England, informed by discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and the Association of Directors of Public Health.
Progress in improving mental health services in England
Despite funding and staffing levels for mental health services increasing, and more patients being treated, millions of people with mental health needs are still not accessing services, with some facing lengthy waits for treatment, according …
Energy bills support
BEIS worked quickly to introduce financial support for rising energy bills (currently estimated at £69bn), recognising it had to make compromises.
Education recovery in schools in England
This study assesses how effectively the Department for Education is supporting education recovery in schools following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting investment into the UK
This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care Annual report and accounts 2021-22
The NAO has reported on the 2021-22 accounts of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Progress update: Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England
This report examines the progress made in improving the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements. Delays in completing audited accounts can have significant implications for local accountability and the effective …
Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2021-22
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh income tax.
Investigation into the performance of UK Security Vetting
This report looks at how UKSV has performed in providing national security vetting services since 2018; what it is doing to ensure security vetting is completed in a timely way to ensure the continued protection …
Response and delivery evidence
| Status | Recommendations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Implemented | 1,320 | 61% |
| Accepted | 1,718 | 79% |
| Partially accepted | 200 | 9% |
| Work in progress | 503 | 23% |
| Rejected | 41 | 2% |
| Confirmed by NAO follow-up | 1,827 | 84% |
| Methodology: status determined from departmental responses, Treasury Minute responses, PAC follow-up hearings, and NAO own progress tracking. | ||
Departments named in NAO reports
Department of Health and Social Care (126 reports)
HM Treasury (95 reports)
Cabinet Office (88 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)
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (56 reports)
Devolved administrations (56 reports)
Home Office (53 reports)
Ministry of Justice (39 reports)
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (30 reports)