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• Reporting attempted frauds using "National Audit Office", or named NAO staff
• Addresses and telephone numbers for NAO offices
• Complaints
• Freedom of Information
• Information Centre
• International Audits
• International Relations and Liaison
• Management Board
• Press Office
• Procurement
• Recruitment
• Webmaster
• Whistleblowers Hotline

Reporting attempted frauds using "National Audit Office", or named NAO staff

Although rare, Internet fraudsters sometimes use the names of NAO staff, including the Comptroller & Auditor General, or derivatives of "National Audit Office", in an attempt to defraud people through email scams.
 

Should you receive an email that you are suspicious of, we would be grateful to hear of it. Please forward the message to our enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk. We also recommend alerting the Metropolitan Police through their fraud alert website.
 

Recent examples:

• A message alleging to come from the head of the NAO offering to transfer funds to your bank account. This is not a genuine letter. No matter how real these messages may seem, even if they have authentic-looking NAO logos and stamps, please note that no member of NAO staff will ever offer to transfer funds into a personal bank account.
• Unsolicited email entitled "INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP WANTED" claiming to be from the "National Lottery Audit department UK" and offering to fix a lottery draw for the benefit of the email recipient. This is not a genuine e-mail but seeks to lure the recipient into parting with confidential details and money through fraudulent representations.
• There are also emails entitled "UN TRAINING" or "UN JOB VACANCY which claim to come from the National Audit Office Recruitment Department. These emails offer "refundable" training, with the promise of a lucrative UN job at the end. These are not genuine emails and seek to lure the recipient into parting with money and bank details in order to defraud them.
   

Addresses and telephone numbers for NAO offices

Headquarters
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SS
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7000
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7070

Blackpool Office
National Audit Office
c/o Government Buildings,
Norcross, Lancashire,
FY5 3TA
Telephone +44 (0)1253 333432
Fax +44 (0)1253 333771

Newcastle Office
National Audit Office
1st Floor
89 Sandyford Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8HW
Telephone: +44 (0)191 269 1826
Fax: +44 (0)191 269 1850

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Complaints about the NAO

Concerns or complaints regarding the National Audit Office itself should be addressed in writing to the Comptroller and Auditor General:

Tim Burr
Comptroller and Auditor General
Private Office
National Audit Office
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SS

Or email Tim Burr through our enquiries desk. Please mark your email for his attention.

Freedom of Information

For enquiries under Freedom of Information please contact:

The Freedom of Information Team
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 5401
Email: foi@nao.gsi.gov.uk
Post:
Freedom of Information Team
Room BM45
National Audit Office
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SS

Information Centre

For general enquiries about the work of the National Audit Office or more general information please contact:

The Information Centre Helpdesk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7264
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 5401
Email: enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk

International Audits

Director

Graham Miller
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7798 7136
Fax: (+44) (0) 20 7798 7466
Email Graham Miller through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

The International Audits unit carries out the audits of international client organisations for which the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) is the appointed external auditor. Audit clients include the International Labour Organization, the United Nations World Food Programme, the Pan American Health Organization, the International Criminal Court, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth Secretariat, CAB International and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds. 

The International Audits unit handles NAO's participation in the United nations Panel of External Auditors.

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International Relations and Liaison

Director

Frank Grogan
Telephone: (+44) (0)20 7798 7147
Fax: (+44) (0) 20 7798 7466
Email Frank Grogan through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

The content of this section is currently being revised and will be updated shortly.

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Management Board

See the Management Board page for Biographical information.

Comptroller and Auditor General

Tim Burr
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7777
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7990
Email Tim Burr through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

Assistant Auditors General

Gabrielle Cohen
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7782
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7710
Email Gabrielle Cohen through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for her attention

Caroline Mawhood
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7533
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7221
Email Caroline Mawhood through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for her attention

Wendy Kenway-Smith
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7391
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7978
Email Wendy Kenway-Smith through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for her attention

Martin Sinclair
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7180
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7970
Email Martin Sinclair through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

Jim Rickleton
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7177
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7970
Email Jim Rickleton through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention  

Michael Whitehouse
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7078
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7221
Email Michael Whitehouse through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

Ed Humpherson
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7115
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7970
Email Ed Humpherson through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

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Press Office

+44 (0)20 7798 7400
Out of office hours, this number will play a message providing instructions for contacting the duty press officer.

Head of Press Office

Barry Lester
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7937
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7710
Email Barry Lester through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

Parliamentary Relations Officer

Stephen Luxford
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7861
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7710
Email Stephen Luxford through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention

Parliamentary Clerk

Denise Smith
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7106
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7894
Email Denise Smith through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for her attention

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Procurement

Please address all queries relating to procurement to our Procurement Helpdesk. For current procurement opportunities, please see our Procurement pages.

Procurement Helpdesk
National Audit Office
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SS

Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7372
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7025
Email: procurement.enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk

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Recruitment

Please address all queries relating to recruitment to our Recruitment Department. For current vacancies, please see our Recruitment pages.

Recruitment
National Audit Office
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SS

Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7901
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 7919
Email Recruitment through our enquiries desk, please mark your email for the attention of recruitment

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Webmaster

To comment on the website, make suggestions or report broken links, please contact:

The Webmaster
Telephone +44 (0)20 7798 7773
Fax +44 (0)20 7798 5401
Feedback Form

Whistleblowers Hotline

Prescribed persons are responsible for investigating allegations which fall under their jurisdictions, and for protecting the whistleblower and their interests whilst conducting an investigation. For more information please see the Whistleblowers Hotline page.

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