National Audit Office
The Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education’s financial statements 2015-16
The Comptroller and Auditor General has provided an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s group financial statements 2015-16. He has also qualified his regularity opinion because the Department has exceeded two of its expenditure limits authorised by Parliament. The Department has many challenges to overcome if it is to implement successfully its plans to …
Published 20 Dec 2016
Financial Audit
Department for Education
Topics: Education, training and skills
Summary
The NAO's wordsThe Comptroller and Auditor General has provided an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s group financial statements 2015-16. He has also qualified his regularity opinion because the Department has exceeded two of its expenditure limits authorised by Parliament. The Department has many challenges to overcome if it is to implement successfully its plans to provide Parliament with a better picture of academy trusts’ spending next year.
Recommendations
No recommendations are indexed here. The report itself may contain some: see the report on nao.org.uk, linked above.