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Financial services regulation: Adapting to change
Published on: 8 Dec 2023
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Banks and financial services
Government resilience: extreme weather
Published on: 6 Dec 2023
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Energy and environment
Department for Work and Pensions 2022-23
Published on: 5 Dec 2023
Overview Departmental overview

Work, welfare and pensions
The Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033
Published on: 4 Dec 2023
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Defence and national security
Civil service workforce: Recruitment, pay and performance management
Published on: 29 Nov 2023
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Workforce
The BBC’s implementation of Across the UK
Published on: 24 Nov 2023
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Arts and culture
Department for Education 2022-23
Published on: 21 Nov 2023
Overview Departmental overview

Education, training and skills
Ministry of Defence 2022-23
Published on: 17 Nov 2023
Overview Departmental overview

Defence and national security
Levelling up funding to local government
Published on: 17 Nov 2023
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Grants and funds

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Our annual report

NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Published on: 29 Jun 2023
Corporate information

The Annual Report and Accounts shares details of our work and performance.
NAO Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2022-23
Published on: 29 Jun 2023
Corporate information

An assessment of our current position and details of the targets we have set to be a diverse and inclusive organisation at all levels.

Future work

Tax measures to encourage economic growth
Winter 2023/24
Work in progress

Business and industry
Investigation into the East West Rail project (Oxford – Cambridge)
Winter 2023/24
Work in progress

Rail
Whistleblowing in the civil service
Winter 2023/24
Work in progress

Accountability and oversight

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