Progress delivering the ‘One Mission, One Bank’ strategy
The Bank of England has made progress in its aim to operate in a more unified way following its expansion. More is needed to embed cultural change and deliver long term data projects.
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
Investigation: clinical correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services
The NAO has investigated how NHS Shared Business Services handled its backlog of unprocessed clinical correspondence.
Hinkley Point C
The Department has committed electricity consumers and taxpayers to a high cost and risky deal in a changing energy marketplace. We cannot say the Department has maximised the chances that it will achieve value for …
Homelessness in England Visualisation
Explore the broad trends identified by our report Homelessness and build a richer understanding of what they mean for different parts of the country.
Protecting information across government
The Cabinet Office has not yet established a clear role for itself in coordinating and leading departments’ efforts to protect their information, according to the National Audit Office. Today’s report found that its ambition to …
Report on the funding and governance of Broken Rainbow
This NAO report looks into the funding and oversight of the charity Broken Rainbow. Broken Rainbow provided support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. The charity received most of …
Managing the BBC’s workforce
The BBC’s approach to managing its workforce shows definite progress. It will need to monitor workforce changes carefully to build on the recent progress it has made.
Progress on the government estate strategy
Departments have continued to reduce their estates and government is now getting better value for money. The Government Property Unit, however, has not yet made much progress towards its more challenging objective of creating an …
Investigation into the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme
The National Audit Office has today published the findings from its investigation into the Department for Transport’s (the Department’s) progress in implementing the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme (the Programme). In January 2012, the Department …
Investigation into overseas sellers failing to charge VAT on online sales
The NAO have investigated concerns that online sellers outside the EU are avoiding charging VAT.
Vulnerable consumers in regulated industries
Regulators and government need to work together better to ensure that vulnerable consumers get the support they need.
Digital Transformation in Government (2017)
Digital transformation has a mixed track record across government. It has not yet provided a level of change that will allow government to further reduce costs while still meeting people’s needs.
Planning for 100% local retention of business rates
DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.
Child Maintenance: closing cases and managing arrears on the 1993 and 2003 schemes
The National Audit Office has today published the findings of its investigation into the Department for Work & Pensions’ closure of its 1993 and 2003 ‘Child Support Agency’ child maintenance schemes.
Capability in the Civil Service
Government has gaps in its capability and must do more to develop the skills needed. It is making plans, but the scale of the challenge means greater urgency is needed.
Progress with the Road Investment Strategy
The first Road Investment Strategy represents an important step forward towards better long-term planning of the strategic road network. However, the speed with which it was put together created risks to deliverability, affordability and value …
Internal Drainage Boards
Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) are local independent public bodies responsible for managing water levels in low-lying areas where there is a special drainage need and contributing to flood risk management. IDBs cover nearly 10% of …
Delivering Carrier Strike
The Department has made good progress since we last reported on Carrier Strike, however it still has a lot to do to meet its targets at the end of 2020.
Local support for people with a learning disability
Good progress has been made by the Department of Health and NHS England in setting up a programme to close hospital beds for people with a learning disability, but the programme is not yet on …
Review of the Thames Tideway Tunnel
This report examines the evidence base supporting the decision to proceed with the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a tunnel running 25 kilometres from Acton to Abbey Mills, as well as progress achieved to date.
Investigation into the Parole Board
The Osborn ruling in October 2013 had an immediate impact on the demand for oral hearings conducted by the Parole Board.
Capital funding for schools
The Department must make the best use of the capital funding it has available by continuing to increase the use of data to inform its funding decisions and by creating places where it can demonstrate …
NAO work on transition grant and rural services delivery grant
In response to correspondence from Helen Goodman MP on behalf of 11 other MPs the NAO conducted an investigation into the Department for Communities and Local Government’s approach to the allocation of transition grant and …
Investigation into the Department for International Development’s approach to tackling fraud
The NAO has conducted an investigation into DFID’s approach to tackling fraud, following an increase in the potential risks after the government committed to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid.
Health and social care integration
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
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)