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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.

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Recent reports

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13 Sep 2017 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Homelessness
12 Sep 2017 Department for Education Retaining and developing the teaching workforce
7 Sep 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts
18 Jul 2017 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Managing the Official Development Assistance target a report on progress
13 Jul 2017 HM Revenue and Customs The Customs Declaration Service
12 Jul 2017 Ministry of Justice The new generation electronic monitoring programme
6 Jul 2017 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Progress in setting up combined authorities
5 Jul 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into NHS continuing healthcare funding
30 Jun 2017 Home Office Online Fraud
29 Jun 2017 Department of Health and Social Care Mental health in prisons
23 Jun 2017 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Hinkley Point C
23 May 2017 Cabinet Office Protecting information across government
26 Apr 2017 Unknown (358) Managing the BBC’s workforce
25 Apr 2017 Cabinet Office Progress on the government estate strategy
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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