Press Release - Good Practice in Performance Reporting in
Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies
9 March 2000
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, issued a
report today on good practice in performance reporting by Executive
Agencies and Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies. His report
is designed to assist agencies to improve further their performance
reporting by setting out suggestions based on their own good
practice in collecting and reporting performance information.
The report highlights examples of how agencies are providing
information on their key activities and meet the needs of
stakeholders. It draws on the results of NAO's work on agency
performance, including validations of reported performance, and
presents case study material alongside more general statements
about good practice.
Sir John said:
"This is my first general report in this developing
area, and has been written to contribute to the advancement of
performance measurement and reporting in central government. The
report includes a high level checklist on the quality and
presentation of data in agency annual reports. I encourage Chief
Executives to use the checklist for assessing how well they are
monitoring and reporting their agencies' performance."
Notes for Editors
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Sir John Bourn, is the head
of the National Audit Office employing some 750 staff. He and the
NAO are totally independent of Government. He certifies the
accounts of all Government departments and a wide range of other
public sector bodies; and he has statutory authority to report to
Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which
departments and other bodies have used their resources.
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