Cabinet Office Accounts 2024-25
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Cabinet Office.
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 financial sustainability of England’s adult hospice sector
Government lacks clarity on the impact of its funding for independent adult hospices as demand rises for palliative and end-of-life care.
Building an effective and resilient Probation Service
Government must actively manage risks associated with its plan to boost weak performance in the Probation Service.
Tackling benefit overpayments due to fraud and error
This National Audit Office (NAO) report examines whether DWP has an effective approach to tackling overpayments in the welfare system.
Costs of clinical negligence
Our report sets out how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.
Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation
Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme, affecting tens of thousands of households.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on DESNZ’s 2024-25 financial statements.
Department for Business and Trade Accounts 2024-25
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Department for Business and Trade.
Improving government’s productivity through better cost information
Government departments often lack insight into what drives cost in individual activities that make up an overall end-to-end service.
Managing children’s residential care
This report assesses DfE’s response to challenges faced by local authorities in placing looked-after children in residential care in England.
Management of contracts by the MoD on behalf of Saudi Arabia
The MoD’s current controls for how it manages two major military programmes on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are clear.
The Afghanistan Response Route
The MoD cannot determine exactly how much it has spent on resettling people in the UK through the Afghanistan Response Route scheme.
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on MHCLG’s 2024-25 financial statements.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on FCDO’s 2024-25 financial statements.
Department for Transport Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Department for Transport’s 2024-25 financial statements.
DVLA Accounts 2024-25
Highlights from the C&AG’s Section 2 report on DVLA’s assessment, collection and proper allocation of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
HM Treasury Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on HM Treasury’s 2024-25 financial statements.
Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.
HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Trust Statement audit report
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion for HMRC’s Trust Statement, providing assurance to Parliament on the financial statements.
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
Home Office Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Home Office’s 2024-25 financial statements.
HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Resource Accounts
The Comptroller & Auditor General has modified his audit opinion on HMRC’s Resource Accounts due to material levels of fraud and error.
Department for Education Accounts 2024-25
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Department for Education’s 2024-25 financial statements.
HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: C&AG’s report
The report sets out the reasons and context for the C&AG’s qualified opinion on the regularity of HMRC’s 2024-25 Resource Accounts.
Television Licence Fee Trust Statement 2024-25
The C&AG has reported on the BBC’s arrangements for assessment, collection and proper allocation of the licence fee.
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