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National Audit Office

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.

Recent reports

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25 Nov 2021 Department for Education Financial sustainability of schools in England — 4 recommendations

19 Nov 2021 Cabinet Office The government’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for government on risk management — 6 recommendations

17 Nov 2021 HM Revenue and Customs Managing tax debt through the pandemic — 12 recommendations

10 Nov 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government The local government finance system in England: overview and challenges

5 Nov 2021 Cabinet Office The UK border – Post UK-EU transition period

5 Nov 2021 NAO The UK border: Post UK-EU transition period — 4 recommendations

29 Oct 2021 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into supply chain finance in the NHS

22 Oct 2021 Ministry of Justice Reducing the backlog in criminal courts — 9 recommendations

22 Sep 2021 Department for Work and Pensions Investigation into underpayment of State Pension — 8 recommendations

15 Sep 2021 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The Environmental Land Management scheme — 7 recommendations

10 Sep 2021 Home Office The National Law Enforcement Data Programme — 6 recommendations

8 Sep 2021 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme — 6 recommendations

21 Jul 2021 NAO The challenges in implementing digital change — 9 recommendations

16 Jul 2021 Cabinet Office Local government and net zero in England — 8 recommendations

15 Jul 2021 NAO Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 — 21 recommendations

9 Jul 2021 Department for Transport Crossrail – a progress update — 4 recommendations

7 Jul 2021 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Investigation into the British Business Bank’s accreditation of Greensill Capital

2 Jul 2021 Department for Education School funding in England — 4 recommendations

25 Jun 2021 Department of Health and Social Care Test and trace in England – progress update — 6 recommendations

24 Jun 2021 Ministry of Defence Improving the performance of major equipment contracts — 6 recommendations

23 Jun 2021 Cabinet Office Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies — 7 recommendations

16 Jun 2021 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Protecting consumers from unsafe products — 6 recommendations

11 Jun 2021 Ministry of Defence Optimising the defence estate — 4 recommendations

10 Jun 2021 Department for Transport Progress in implementing National Audit Office recommendations: High Speed Two

9 Jun 2021 Department for Work and Pensions Employment support

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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