About Us

The role of the National Audit Office (NAO) is to audit the financial statements of all government departments and agencies, and many other public bodies. We also report to Parliament on the value for money with which these bodies have spent public money. As well as providing accountability to Parliament, we aim to bring about real improvements in the delivery of public services.

These pages provide an overview of the NAO (including a more detailed explanation of our role), information about working for us and where our offices are located.

Overview of the National Audit Office

Frequently Asked Questions
The Role of the National Audit Office
Comptroller and Auditor General
The Head of the National Audit Office is the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) who is an Officer of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The staff of the NAO examine government spending on his behalf.
Vision, Mission and Values
Key Performance Information
In our Key Performance Information you can see an overview of what we do and the impact of our work.
History of the National Audit Office
Information on the development of the public audit function in the United Kingdom, which eventually led to the creation and authority of the NAO as set out in the 1983 National Audit Act.

Working at the NAO

Recruitment
If you are interested in joining the NAO please find details on our Recruitment page.
NAO Alumni Group
If you used to work with us and would like to keep in touch please join our NAO Alumni Group.

Working with the NAO

Procurement
If you are interested in doing business with the NAO please find details on our Procurement page.

Where to find us

About this Site

Find out what's changed on the site
An overview of the material on the site
Site Map
The NAO website is designed to be as simple as possible but to help you navigate we have produced a site map sorted by the structure of the site and as an A-Z list
Accessibility
The NAO website has been developed with accessibility in mind. We have implemented a number of features to aid accessibility
Copyright statement
The content of this website is covered by UK National Audit Office copyright
Feedback
Please use the feedback form for any comments or suggestions about the NAO website.
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
The aim of this publication scheme is to explain what information the National Audit Office proactively makes available to the public, and wherever possible, to provide an easy method of accessing that information
Privacy Statement
What we do with information we collect from you when you visit the NAO site