Source · Recommendations & oversight

National Audit Office

2,796 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.

Recent reports

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23 Jul 2024 NAO Lessons learned: Government compensation schemes — 2 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Education Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children — 8 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Work and Pensions DWP customer service — 6 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Cabinet Office Efficiency in government procurement of common goods and services — 4 recommendations

23 Jul 2024 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology The National Space Strategy and the role of the UK Space Agency — 7 recommendations

20 May 2024 Cross-government The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border — 9 recommendations

17 May 2024 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Implementing statutory biodiversity net gain — 10 recommendations

15 May 2024 NAO Customer service — 11 recommendations

24 Apr 2024 NAO Preparations to extend early years entitlements to working parents in England — 5 recommendations

25 Mar 2024 NAO Progress with the merger of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID) — 7 recommendations

22 Mar 2024 Department of Health and Social Care NHS England’s modelling for the Long Term Workforce Plan — 16 recommendations

18 Mar 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Decarbonising home heating — 8 recommendations

15 Mar 2024 Cross-government Use of artificial intelligence in government — 10 recommendations

13 Mar 2024 Cross-government Civil service leadership capability — 7 recommendations

8 Mar 2024 Department for Transport Rail reform: the rail transformation programme — 4 recommendations

4 Mar 2024 NAO Bank of England: Managing legal, ethical and staff compliance risks — 4 recommendations

27 Feb 2024 Department for Work and Pensions Progress in implementing Universal Credit — 4 recommendations

22 Feb 2024 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Supporting mobile connectivity — 9 recommendations

9 Feb 2024 Ministry of Justice Government’s management of legal aid — 10 recommendations

8 Feb 2024 NAO Lessons learned: tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency — 20 recommendations

2 Feb 2024 Cabinet Office Non-executive appointments — 8 recommendations

31 Jan 2024 HM Revenue and Customs Tax measures to encourage economic growth — 10 recommendations

24 Jan 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The government’s support for biomass — 4 recommendations

18 Jan 2024 Department for Education Investigation into student finance for study at franchised higher education providers — 10 recommendations

12 Jan 2024 Department of Health and Social Care NHS Supply Chain and efficiencies in procurement — 7 recommendations

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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 — 94 reports Cabinet Office — 87 reports Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy — 81 reports Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — 74 reports HM Revenue and Customs — 73 reports Department for Work and Pensions — 64 reports Ministry of Defence — 62 reports Department for Education — 62 reports Department for Transport — 59 reports Devolved administrations — 56 reports Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs — 54 reports Home Office — 52 reports Ministry of Justice — 38 reports Department for Culture, Media & Sport — 29 reports