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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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30 Jan 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Electricity networks — 7 recommendations

28 Jan 2020 Cabinet Office EU Exit: the Get ready for Brexit campaign — 1 recommendation

24 Jan 2020 Department for Transport High Speed Two: A progress update — 9 recommendations

17 Jan 2020 Cabinet Office Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts

15 Jan 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy British Business Bank — 7 recommendations

15 Jan 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Business support schemes — 7 recommendations

10 Jan 2020 Ministry of Defence Managing infrastructure projects on nuclear-regulated sites — 6 recommendations

9 Jan 2020 Unknown (358) BBC Studios (2020)

8 Jan 2020 Devolved administrations Administration of Scottish income tax 2018-19

8 Jan 2020 Devolved administrations Administration of Welsh income tax 2018-19

5 Nov 2019 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Investigation into Starter Homes

30 Oct 2019 Department for Education Investigation into university technical colleges

25 Oct 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into pre-school vaccinations

23 Oct 2019 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Fracking for shale gas in England

16 Oct 2019 Cabinet Office The UK border: preparedness for EU exit October 2019

27 Sep 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors

13 Sep 2019 Ministry of Justice Transforming courts and tribunals: a progress update — 10 recommendations

11 Sep 2019 Department for Education Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England — 7 recommendations

4 Sep 2019 Ministry of Defence Investigation into military flying training

22 Jul 2019 Home Office Home Office’s management of its contract with G4S to run Brook House immigration removal centre

28 Jun 2019 Home Office Tackling serious and organised crime — 7 recommendations

26 Jun 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited

21 Jun 2019 NAO Challenges in using data across government — 7 recommendations

20 Jun 2019 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure — 6 recommendations

13 Jun 2019 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme – progress review — 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 — 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