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

Page 6 of 12 · 2,796 reports total

14 Jun 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Update on the rollout of smart meters — 7 recommendations

12 Jun 2023 HM Revenue and Customs Progress with Making Tax Digital — 13 recommendations

7 Jun 2023 Department for Transport Active Travel in England — 10 recommendations

19 May 2023 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Support for innovation to deliver net zero — 5 recommendations

12 May 2023 Ministry of Justice Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending — 6 recommendations

21 Apr 2023 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Regulating to achieve environmental outcomes — 6 recommendations

30 Mar 2023 Cabinet Office Tackling fraud and corruption against government — 1 recommendation

27 Mar 2023 Department for Transport High Speed Two: Euston — 6 recommendations

23 Mar 2023 Department for Business & Trade COVID-19 business grant schemes — 10 recommendations

10 Mar 2023 Cabinet Office Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency — 9 recommendations

8 Mar 2023 Home Office Progress with delivering the Emergency Services Network — 6 recommendations

1 Mar 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Decarbonising the power sector — 6 recommendations

23 Feb 2023 Ministry of Justice Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme — 6 recommendations

9 Feb 2023 Department of Health and Social Care Progress in improving mental health services in England — 5 recommendations

1 Feb 2023 Department for Education Education recovery in schools in England — 5 recommendations

27 Jan 2023 Department for Business & Trade Supporting investment into the UK — 7 recommendations

18 Jan 2023 Cabinet Office Investigation into the performance of UK Security Vetting — 5 recommendations

6 Jan 2023 NAO Child Maintenance Client Funds Account 2021-22 — 2 recommendations

16 Dec 2022 HM Revenue and Customs Managing tax compliance following the pandemic — 6 recommendations

14 Dec 2022 Department for Culture, Media & Sport A digital BBC — 4 recommendations

6 Dec 2022 NAO Modernising ageing digital services — 6 recommendations

2 Dec 2022 Department for Work and Pensions The Restart scheme for long‑term unemployed people — 9 recommendations

1 Dec 2022 Department for Culture, Media & Sport Investigation into the UNBOXED festival — 3 recommendations

30 Nov 2022 Cabinet Office Government Shared Services — 11 recommendations

29 Nov 2022 Ministry of Defence The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032 — 2 recommendations

‹ Prev Page 6 of 12 Next ›

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