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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.

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Recent reports

Page 21 of 113 · 2,815 reports total
25 Oct 2019 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into pre-school vaccinations
24 Oct 2019 Devolved administrations Northern Ireland Office annual report and accounts 2018-19
23 Oct 2019 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Fracking for shale gas in England
20 Oct 2019 NAO Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme Data Visualisation
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 NAO HM Courts & Tribunals estate visualisation
4 Sep 2019 Ministry of Defence Investigation into military flying training
25 Jul 2019 Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
23 Jul 2019 Department for Education Academy schools sector in England Consolidated annual report and accounts 2017-18
23 Jul 2019 Department for Education Department for Education consolidated annual report and accounts 2018-19
22 Jul 2019 Home Office Home Office’s management of its contract with G4S to run Brook House immigration removal centre
19 Jul 2019 HM Revenue and Customs Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs annual accounts 2018-19
11 Jul 2019 Department for Transport Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2018-19 — 4 recommendations
9 Jul 2019 Department of Health and Social Care NHS Blood and Transplant Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
2 Jul 2019 Unknown (358) BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 and BBC Television Licence Fee Trust statement 2018-19
28 Jun 2019 Home Office Tackling serious and organised crime — 7 recommendations
27 Jun 2019 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2018-19 — 6 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
20 Jun 2019 NAO Whole of Government Accounts 2016-2017
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