Source · National Audit Office
Environment Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Published: 19 Nov 2024
Recommendations: 5
Type: Value for Money
NAO confirmed: 4
NAO report detail with recommendations, government responses, and any Public Accounts Committee follow-up.
Recommendations
| Rec | Recommendation | Addressee | Acceptance | Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
completing the drive towards a more stable, accurate and complete asset management dataset with data update reliably embedded in business as usual processes for asset management
Ref Page 103, para 14, 1st bullet
|
Environment Agency | Accepted | Not relevant |
| 2 |
continuing the Environment Agency?s rolling valuation programme for land and buildings, building in recent learnings and ensuring that reliable records are kept of the 5-year rolling programme
Ref Page 103, para 14, 2nd bullet
· Implemented Q2 2025-26
|
Environment Agency | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 3 |
refining processes for project spend classification to ensure that appropriate judgments and accounting processes are put in place in a manner closely aligned with broader project management practice
Ref Page 103, para 14, 3rd bullet
· Implemented Q2 2025-26
|
Environment Agency | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 4 |
looking for opportunities to streamline and simplify policies and procedures where appropriate, where complexity is a barrier to sustainable improvement
Ref Page 103, para 14, 4th bullet
· Implemented Q2 2025-26
|
Environment Agency | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 5 |
maintaining the environment ? through appropriate resourcing and training, and broader leadership which promotes good data quality and continuous improvement ? for improvements in financial management to be sustained over the long-term
Ref Page 104, 1st bullet
· Implemented Q2 2025-26
|
Environment Agency | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |