Water supply and demand management
This report sets out the challenges facing the water industry in England and assesses how Defra is tackling them.
Source · Recommendations & oversight
National Audit Office
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.
2,824 reports
2,175 recommendations
1,827 confirmed by NAO
61% implementation rate
Reports
Dentistry in England
This memorandum has been prepared to support the Health and Social Care Committee’s Dentistry Services inquiry.
Universal Credit advances fraud
This report outlines the extent of Universal Credit advances fraud and the DWP’s actions to detect, recover and prevent it.
Investigation into government’s response to the collapse of Thomas Cook
This investigation examines the government’s response to the collapse of Thomas Cook.
Defence capabilities – delivering what was promised
This study examined whether the MoD gets the capabilities it requires when it needs them to meet its defence objectives.
Overview Regulation 2019
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Supporting disadvantaged families through free early education and childcare entitlements in England
This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.
The cost of EU Exit preparations
This report looks at how much government departments spent on their activities preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU.
The NHS nursing workforce
This report sets out the facts on the scale of the NHS nursing workforce challenge.
Jobcentre journey time application
Background The job centre journey time application presents the results of an experimental jobcentre journey time model. It provides an overview of planned changes (at a specific point in time) to the jobcentre estate in …
Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people
This report examines the extent to which gambling regulation protects people from gambling‑related harms and addresses emerging risks.
The Equipment Plan 2019 to 2029
This study assesses the financial assumptions underlying the Ministry of Defence’s 10-year Equipment Plan.
Building Public Trust Awards – good practice in annual reports February 2020
The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive PDF illustrates a range of good practice examples across annual reports in both the public and private sector.
The management of tax expenditures
This report examines the effectiveness of HM Treasury’s and HMRC’s use of their resources in the management of tax expenditures.
Local authority investment in commercial property
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
Improving the prison estate
This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
Information held by the Department for Work & Pensions on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants
This briefing was produced for Parliament in response to correspondence we received from The Rt Hon Frank Field.
NHS financial management and sustainability 2020
This is our eighth report on the financial sustainability of the NHS.
NHS financial management and sustainability
Review of capital expenditure in the NHS
This report expands on issues in our NHS financial sustainability report to set out the facts on NHS capital investment.
Child Maintenance Client Funds Account 2018-19
The C&AG has published his audit opinions for 2018-19 on the 1993, 2003 and 2012 Child Maintenance Schemes.
Electricity networks
This report examines how effectively Ofgem has used electricity network price controls to protect consumers and achieve government’s environmental goals.
Child Maintenance Clients Fund Account 2018-19
EU Exit: the Get ready for Brexit campaign
This report examines the management of the Cabinet Office-led Get ready for Brexit campaign.
High Speed Two: A progress update
This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.
Response and delivery evidence
| Status | Recommendations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Implemented | 1,320 | 61% |
| Accepted | 1,718 | 79% |
| Partially accepted | 200 | 9% |
| Work in progress | 503 | 23% |
| Rejected | 41 | 2% |
| Confirmed by NAO follow-up | 1,827 | 84% |
| Methodology: status determined from departmental responses, Treasury Minute responses, PAC follow-up hearings, and NAO own progress tracking. | ||
Departments named in NAO reports
Department of Health and Social Care (126 reports)
HM Treasury (95 reports)
Cabinet Office (88 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)
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (56 reports)
Devolved administrations (56 reports)
Home Office (53 reports)
Ministry of Justice (39 reports)
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (30 reports)