Source · Recommendations & oversight

National Audit Office

2,796 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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12 Sep 2025 Department for Education Managing children’s residential care — 8 recommendations

17 Jul 2025 NAO Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 — 6 recommendations

11 Jul 2025 Ministry of Defence The UK’s F-35 capability — 7 recommendations

9 Jul 2025 Cabinet Office Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error — 10 recommendations

30 Jun 2025 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero UK Emissions Trading Scheme — 6 recommendations

27 Jun 2025 Department for Transport Local bus services in England — 7 recommendations

25 Jun 2025 Cross-government Accountability in small government bodies — 5 recommendations

20 Jun 2025 HM Treasury Financial management of fees and charges — 6 recommendations

6 Jun 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Improving local areas through developer funding — 10 recommendations

4 Jun 2025 NAO Resilience to animal disease — 10 recommendations

23 May 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Managing FCDO’s overseas estate — 7 recommendations

21 May 2025 Ministry of Justice Improving family court services for children — 9 recommendations

16 May 2025 HM Revenue and Customs Collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals — 8 recommendations

14 May 2025 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UK Research and Innovation: providing support through grants — 5 recommendations

30 Apr 2025 Department for Education Teacher workforce: secondary and further education — 7 recommendations

25 Apr 2025 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Regulating for investment and outcomes in the water sector — 9 recommendations

31 Mar 2025 Department for Work and Pensions Supporting people to work through jobcentres — 3 recommendations

28 Mar 2025 Department for Education Investigation into introducing T Levels — 4 recommendations

24 Mar 2025 NAO NHSE's management of elective care transformation programmes — 5 recommendations

17 Mar 2025 Home Office Immigration: Skilled Worker visas — 11 recommendations

14 Mar 2025 NAO Lessons learned: Governance and decision-making on mega-projects — 5 recommendations

12 Mar 2025 Department for Business & Trade Supporting the UK’s priority industry sectors — 12 recommendations

28 Feb 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Local government financial sustainability — 7 recommendations

26 Feb 2025 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Investigation into how government is addressing antimicrobial resistance — 6 recommendations

10 Feb 2025 HM Revenue and Customs The administrative cost of the tax system — 10 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 — 94 reports Cabinet Office — 87 reports Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy — 81 reports Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 74 reports HM Revenue and Customs — 73 reports Department for Work and Pensions — 64 reports Ministry of Defence — 62 reports Department for Education — 62 reports Department for Transport — 59 reports Devolved administrations — 56 reports Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs — 54 reports Home Office — 52 reports Ministry of Justice — 38 reports Department for Culture, Media & Sport — 29 reports