Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2017-18
The C&AG has qualified his audit opinion on the 2017-18 Resource Accounts.
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
The packaging recycling obligations
This report identifies lessons from the management and performance of the packaging recycling obligation system.
The sale of student loans
This report considers the value for money of the sale of student loans that entered repayment between 2002 & 2006.
Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: Department for Transport
Provides information on how the Department for Transport is organising itself to support a successful exit from the EU.
Adult social care at a glance
This overview updates our report ‘Adult social care in England: an overview (2014)’, highlighting key trends, developments and system pressures.
British Broadcasting Corporation: Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the Year Ending 31 March 2018
The Comptroller and Auditor General, head of the National Audit Office, has reported on the BBC Television Fee Trust Statement for 2017/18. In this period the BBC issued nearly 26 million TV licences, resulting in …
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs annual accounts 2017-18
Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2017-18 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs. His report focuses on tax revenue; Personal Tax Credits and Child …
Exiting the EU: Consumer protection, competition and state aid
This report examines the progress made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Competition and Markets Authority, and National Trading Standards in building the UK’s legal framework and capacity and capability in …
The health and social care interface
This ‘think piece’ draws on our past work highlighting the barriers that prevent health and social care services working together effectively, examples of joint working and the move towards services centred on the needs of …
Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2017-18
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his opinion on the regularity of the Department for Work and Pensions’ financial statements due to material levels of fraud and error in benefit expenditure.
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18
The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the Driving and Vehicle Licence Agency’s controls in respect of the assessment, collection and enforcement of Vehicle Licence Duty.
Developing new care models through NHS vanguards
This report examines whether the NHS is well placed to get value for money from its investment in developing new care models through vanguards.
Whole of Government Accounts 2016-17
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the accounts of over 7,000 bodies across the public sector, including central and local government and public corporations such as the Bank of England, to produce an accounts-based picture …
The Customs Declaration Service: a progress update
This report provides an update on HMRC’s progress with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) since July 2017. We consider the deliverability of the CDS programme and highlight the risks and issues HMRC needs to manage …
Supreme Court annual report and accounts 2017-18
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his regularity opinion on the Supreme Court’s financial statements because of a £665,000 unauthorised breach of one of its Parliamentary spending limits.
The return of Lloyds Banking Group to private ownership
Now that all Lloyds shares have been sold we reviewed how the government prepared for and carried out the sales from March 2014 onwards.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: progress with reducing risk at Sellafield
This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s role, its governance, and the complex challenges it faces in delivering its long-term mission; progress with reducing high hazard and risk at Sellafield, and limitations to faster progress; …
Rolling out Universal Credit
In this report, we assess the value for money of the Department for Work and Pensions’ introduction of Universal Credit.
Investigation into NHS spending on generic medicines in primary care
This investigation looks at the 2017-18 increase in NHS spending on certain generic medicines, possible causes of the price increases in the market for generic medicines, and how the Department of Health and Social Care …
Investigation into the government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion
On 15 January 2018, Carillion declared insolvency and the Official Receiver, an employee of the Insolvency Service, started to liquidate its assets and contracts. This report focuses on the role of the UK government in …
Ofsted’s inspection of schools
This report examines whether Ofsted’s approach to inspecting schools is providing value for money. We assessed Ofsted’s role, performance and impact.
Investigation into government-funded inquiries
Given the prevalence of government-funded inquiries, the frequency with which the government uses them following high-profile failures, their importance in relation to the public’s trust of authorities, and the public funds spent on them, the …
The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review
This landscape report aims to help Parliament better understand the complexities of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise by describing how the Ministry of Defence needs to bring together its programmes, including production of the new deterrent …
NHS England’s management of the primary care support services contract with Capita
In this report, we assess whether NHS England managed the PCSE contract with Capita effectively to secure the intended benefits
Investigation into the 2017 auction for low-carbon electricity generation contracts
This report sets out the history of Contracts for Difference and how the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy designed the 2017 auction, including the changes it made to the rules related to the …
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)