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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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5 Feb 2021 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy UK Research and Innovation’s management of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund — 4 recommendations

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

1 Feb 2021 Department of Health and Social Care Childhood obesity data visualisation

29 Jan 2021 Department of Health and Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care annual report and accounts 2019-2020

28 Jan 2021 Department for Business & Trade The Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate

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

14 Jan 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

17 Dec 2020 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs annual report and accounts 2019-2020

17 Dec 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Insolvency Service Accounts 2019-20

16 Dec 2020 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Investigation into preparations for potential COVID-19 vaccines

16 Dec 2020 Department for Work and Pensions Child Maintenance Client Funds Account 2019-20 — 5 recommendations

14 Dec 2020 NAO Local auditor reporting application

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

2 Dec 2020 Department for Education Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme

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

27 Nov 2020 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Managing flood risk: a data visualisation

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

6 Nov 2020 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government annual report and accounts 2019-20

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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