Source · Recommendations & oversight
National Audit Office
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.
Recent reports
9 Sep 2024
HM Revenue and Customs
Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail — 10 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness — 9 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Department for Education
Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children — 8 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Department for Transport
The condition and maintenance of local roads in England — 9 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The Farming and Countryside Programme — 7 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The National Space Strategy and the role of the UK Space Agency — 7 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Cabinet Office
Efficiency in government procurement of common goods and services — 4 recommendations
23 Jul 2024
Department for Transport
HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2 — 11 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
Response breakdown across all NAO recommendations
| 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
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