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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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20 Dec 2016 Department for Education The Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education’s financial statements 2015-16
16 Dec 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2015-16
9 Nov 2016 Ministry of Defence Defence Equipment and Support 2015-16 financial statements
21 Jul 2016 Department of Health and Social Care Reports on Department of Health, NHS England and NHS Foundation Trusts’ consolidated accounts 2015-16
15 Jul 2016 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency Accounts 2015-16
15 Jul 2016 Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence 2015-16 accounts
14 Jul 2016 HM Revenue and Customs Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16
14 Jul 2016 Unknown (358) BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2016 – audit report of the C&AG
8 Jul 2016 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions 2015-16 accounts
27 May 2016 HM Treasury Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2014-15
20 Apr 2016 Department for Education Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education’s financial statements 2014-15
28 Jan 2016 Ministry of Justice 2014-15 Accounts of the Office of Legal Complaints
17 Dec 2015 Department for Work and Pensions Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2014-15
17 Dec 2015 Ministry of Defence Defence Equipment and Support 2014-15 financial statements
17 Dec 2015 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the 2014-15 Accounts of the British Council
21 Jul 2015 HM Treasury HM Treasury’s 2014-15 Annual Report and Accounts
20 Jul 2015 NAO Skills Funding Agency Accounts 2014-15
17 Jul 2015 NAO Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs 2014-15 accounts
16 Jul 2015 NAO Department for Work and Pensions 2014-15 accounts
16 Jul 2015 NAO Ministry of Defence 2014-15 accounts
26 Mar 2015 HM Treasury Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2013-14
29 Jan 2015 NAO 2013-14 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints
21 Jan 2015 NAO Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education financial statements 2013-14
17 Dec 2014 NAO Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2013-14
1 Dec 2014 NAO Ministry of Defence 2013-14 accounts
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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