Government’s approach to the environment and climate change 2023-24
Published on:This is an overview of the Government’s approach and commitments for environmental improvement, mitigating climate change, and adapting to climate change.
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Department for Work & Pensions 2023-24
Published on:The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the delivery of welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. It aims to improve people’s day-to-day lives and help them build financial resilience and a more secure and prosperous future. DWP spent nearly £276 billion in 2023-24 to deliver welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. This […]
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Ministry of Defence 2023-24
Published on:This report has been produced to provide an introduction to MoD and the NAO’s examination of its spending and performance.
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Carer’s Allowance
Winter 2024/25Background The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) pays £81.90 a week in Carer’s Allowance to people who earn less than £151 and provide at least 35 hours of care a week to someone who receives a qualifying disability benefit. In 2023-24, DWP paid £3.7 billion in Carer’s Allowance to around 1 million carers. DWP […]
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Ensuring sufficient teachers in secondary and further education
Spring 2025The current government has pledged to recruit 6,500 new teachers, however has yet to confirm where these new teachers will go and by when.
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NHS England’s management of elective care transformation programmes
Spring 2025This report will examine NHS England’s oversight of its programmes for transforming elective care and diagnostics.
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FCDO’s overseas estate
Spring 2025Background The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) manages an overseas estate of over 6,000 properties in nearly 180 countries and territories. This includes around 450 Embassy, High Commission, Consulate or office buildings, and 4,200 staff housing units. The overseas estate is shared by other UK government departments with an overseas presence and is supported […]
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Guidance for audit committees on cloud services
Published on:This guide outlines cloud services and their use in government, and suggests questions to ask at assessment, implementation and management stages.
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Investigation into military support for Ukraine
Published on:89% of Ukrainian troops trained this year by the British Army under Operation Interflex felt better equipped to survive on the battlefield.
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Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail
Published on:The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
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Investigation into St Helena Airport
Winter 2024/25Background St Helena island is a self-governing UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic with a population of around 4,250. The Department for International Development (now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – FCDO) provided the St Helena government with £285.5 million to design, build and operate an airport and related infrastructure. It […]
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Lessons learned: Private finance for infrastructure
Spring 2025Background In July 2024, the new government’s legislative programme signalled the aim to grow the economy and promote a new partnership with the private sector including using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. Scope We have reported to successive Parliaments on the value for money of using private finance to deliver infrastructure projects. This study […]
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Here’s how to make public money work harder
Published on:Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
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HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2023-24
Published on:Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
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Making public money work harder
Published on:We have used our insights to highlight the biggest opportunities for spending public money more efficiently and effectively.
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Supporting the UK’s priority industry sectors
Winter 2024/25Our study will examine whether DBT is well-positioned to secure impact from its support for priority industry sectors.
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Energy bills support: an update
Autumn 2024This will be a follow-up to our 2023 report, which will include the total costs of each of the energy bills support schemes.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2024
Published on:Examining how the NHS can manage its current operations within the financial resources it has, while progressing its long-term goals
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HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2
Published on:Government must reset the HS2 programme successfully to avoid repeating past failures and to maximise value for money.
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The National Space Strategy and the role of the UK Space Agency
Published on:Strategic shortcomings are undermining government’s aims to make the UK one of the world’s most innovative and attractive space economies.