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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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Page 26 of 95 · 2,815 reports total
26 May 2016 Department of Health and Social Care Discharging older patients from hospital
25 May 2016 HM Revenue and Customs The quality of service for personal taxpayers
20 May 2016 Cabinet Office Shared service centres
12 May 2016 Cabinet Office Government Commercial and Contracting: an overview of the NAO’s work
11 May 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Ensuring employers comply with National Minimum Wage regulations
10 May 2016 Unknown (358) Management of the BBC’s critical projects
28 Apr 2016 Ministry of Justice Transforming Rehabilitation
27 Apr 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Managing the welfare cap
27 Apr 2016 Department of Health and Social Care The commissioning of specialised services in the NHS
21 Apr 2016 Department of Health and Social Care Mental health services: preparations for improving access
20 Apr 2016 HM Treasury English devolution deals
14 Apr 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation
14 Apr 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Investigation into the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s loans to the Green Deal Finance Company
24 Mar 2016 Department for Work and Pensions The impact of state pension reforms on people with Guaranteed Minimum Pensions
23 Mar 2016 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Local Enterprise Partnerships
11 Mar 2016 Ministry of Justice Confiscation orders: progress review
10 Mar 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy BIS’s capital investment in science projects
9 Mar 2016 Cabinet Office Government’s spending with small and medium-sized enterprises
8 Mar 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Building Public Trust Awards – Examples of good practice in annual reports 2015
3 Mar 2016 Department of Health and Social Care Personalised commissioning in adult social care
2 Mar 2016 Department for Education Entitlement to free early education and childcare
1 Mar 2016 Ministry of Justice Efficiency in the criminal justice system
24 Feb 2016 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Financial services mis-selling: regulation and redress
23 Feb 2016 NAO Fraud landscape review
11 Feb 2016 NAO Investigation into members’ experience of civil service pension administration
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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