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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

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17 Jul 2014 NAO HM Treasury’s 2013-14 Annual Report and Accounts

10 Jul 2014 NAO Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency Accounts 2013-14

3 Jul 2014 NAO Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs 2013-14 accounts

30 Jun 2014 Department for Work and Pensions Social Fund White Paper Account 2013-14

26 Jun 2014 NAO Department for Work and Pensions 2013-14 accounts

10 Jun 2014 NAO Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2012-13

1 Apr 2014 NAO Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2012-13

16 Jan 2014 NAO Department for Education and Education Funding Agency financial statements for 2012-13

18 Dec 2013 Devolved administrations Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund Account

12 Dec 2013 NAO Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2012-13 Civil Superannuation accounts

10 Dec 2013 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions 2012-13 accounts

17 Jul 2013 NAO Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Whole of Government Accounts 2011-12

16 Jul 2013 NAO National Employment Savings Trust Corporation Accounts 2012-13

16 Jul 2013 NAO HM Treasury Resource Accounts 2012-13

11 Jul 2013 NAO Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency Accounts 2012-13

8 Jul 2013 NAO Community Legal Service Fund and Criminal Defence Service 2012-13 accounts

4 Jul 2013 NAO Office of Communications Section 400 (licence fees and penalties) account

2 Jul 2013 NAO HM Revenue and Customs: 2012-13 accounts, report by the Comptroller and Auditor General

2 Jul 2013 NAO Ministry of Defence Accounts 2012-13

28 Jun 2013 NAO Social Fund White Paper Account 2012-13

28 Jun 2013 NAO Department for Communities and Local Government Accounts 2012-13

26 Feb 2013 NAO Department for Culture, Media and Sport Accounts 2011-12

31 Jan 2013 NAO Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2011-12 Civil Superannuation accounts

6 Dec 2012 NAO Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2011-12 Accounts of the Ministry of Defence

5 Dec 2012 NAO Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Client Funds Account 2011-12

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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