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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 12 of 13 · 2,815 reports total
24 Apr 2002 NAO NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 2000-2001
27 Mar 2002 NAO Financial Auditing And Reporting: 2000-2001 General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
23 Feb 2002 NAO The English Sports Council Accounts 2000-2001: Costs of Departure of Derek Casey, former Chief Exec of Sport England
20 Feb 2002 NAO Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Appropriation Accounts 2000-2001
13 Feb 2002 NAO HM Customs & Excise Appropriation Accounts 2000-2001
8 Feb 2002 Devolved administrations Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) Resource Account 2000-2001
31 Jan 2002 NAO Department of Social Security Resource Accounts 2000-2001
18 Dec 2001 NAO Ministry of Defence Departmental Resource Accounts 2000-2001
12 Jul 2001 NAO NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 1999-2000
4 May 2001 NAO National Insurance Fund Account 1999-2000
14 Feb 2001 NAO Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Appropriation Accounts 1999-2000
9 Feb 2001 NAO Inland Revenue Appropriation Accounts 1999 – 2000
9 Feb 2001 NAO Departments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer: HM Customs and Excise Appropriation Account 1999 – 2000
7 Feb 2001 NAO House of Commons: Works Services Appropriation Account 1999-2000. The New Parliamentary Building: [Portcullis House])
1 Feb 2001 NAO MOD: Departmental resource accounts, 1999-2000
1 Feb 2001 NAO CandAG’s Report on Accounts: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Appropriation Accounts 1999-2000
20 Dec 2000 NAO Ordnance Survey Accounts 1999-2000
19 Nov 2000 Devolved administrations Museum of Wales Accounts 1998-99
13 Nov 2000 NAO Millennium Commission Accounts 1999-2000
15 Sep 2000 NAO Public Health Laboratory Service Board Accounts 1998-99
4 Aug 2000 Devolved administrations NHS (Scotland) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
25 Jul 2000 NAO C&AG’s Report on Accounts: Child Support Agency Client Fund Account 1999-2000
24 Jul 2000 NAO Government Property Lawyers Accounts 1997-1998
5 Apr 2000 NAO NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
16 Mar 2000 Devolved administrations NHS (Wales) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
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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