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Defence

The NAO’s work in the sector includes a financial audit of the Ministry of Defence (a complex Department with around £90 billion of fixed assets and an annual budget of nearly £34 billion) and the production of a number of VfM reports assessing the Department's spending.

These cover the MoD's ability to support current operations, and its maintenance and development of military capabilities to meet future requirements. We focus on aspects of operational effectiveness, support for Armed Forces, major equipment acquisitions, and underpinning infrastructure such as the Defence Estate.

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In addition to formal reports to Parliament, we also produce a range of other outputs from our financial audit and VFM work. Examples include:

Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO's work on the Ministry of Defence 2010-2011

September 2011

This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department.

Departmental Overview 2010-2011

Performance of the Ministry of Defence, 2009-10

March 2011

This briefing has been prepared for the Defence Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Ministry of Defence in the financial year 2009-10 and subsequent months.

Performance of the Ministry of Defence, 2009-10. Briefing for the House of Commons Defence Committee (PDF - 226KB)