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

5 items
5 accepted 4 implemented
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