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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

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29 Jun 2018 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2017-18
29 Jun 2018 Department of Health and Social Care Developing new care models through NHS vanguards
29 Jun 2018 Department for Transport Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2017-18
28 Jun 2018 HM Treasury Whole of Government Accounts 2016-17
28 Jun 2018 HM Revenue and Customs The Customs Declaration Service: a progress update
28 Jun 2018 Ministry of Justice Supreme Court annual report and accounts 2017-18
22 Jun 2018 HM Treasury The return of Lloyds Banking Group to private ownership
20 Jun 2018 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: progress with reducing risk at Sellafield
15 Jun 2018 Department for Work and Pensions Rolling out Universal Credit
8 Jun 2018 Department of Health and Social Care Investigation into NHS spending on generic medicines in primary care
7 Jun 2018 Cabinet Office Investigation into the government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion
24 May 2018 Department for Education Ofsted’s inspection of schools
23 May 2018 Cabinet Office Investigation into government-funded inquiries
22 May 2018 Ministry of Defence The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review
17 May 2018 Department of Health and Social Care NHS England’s management of the primary care support services contract with Capita
16 May 2018 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Investigation into the 2017 auction for low-carbon electricity generation contracts
11 May 2018 Department for Education Investigation into oversight of the Student Loans Company’s governance, and management of its former chief executive
9 May 2018 Ministry of Justice Early progress in transforming courts and tribunals
25 Apr 2018 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
20 Apr 2018 Department for Exiting the European Union Exiting the EU: The financial settlement
18 Apr 2018 Ministry of Defence Ensuring sufficient skilled military personnel
29 Mar 2018 Department for Transport Investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three rail electrification projects
21 Mar 2018 Department for Work and Pensions Investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance
8 Mar 2018 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018
7 Mar 2018 Unknown (358) The BBC’s commercial activities: a landscape review
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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