Governance and decision‑making on mega‑projects
Published on:Government projects that are particularly costly, innovative, risky, complex and strategically significant need stronger governance.
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Supporting the UK’s priority industry sectors
Published on:DBT must improve how it supports UK industries to help government maximise the impact of the Industrial Strategy and grow the economy.
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Investigation into the administration of the civil service pension scheme
Summer 2025This upcoming National Audit Office study will focus on the customer service provided to members of the civil service pension scheme.
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Clinical negligence costs
Autumn 2025This National Audit Office upcoming report will set out the scale of changes to clinical negligence costs and what is driving these changes.
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Local government financial sustainability
Published on:Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.
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UK Emissions Trading Scheme
Summer 2025An upcoming NAO report will focus on DESNZ’s approach to the purpose and design of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
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Investigation into how government is addressing antimicrobial resistance
Published on:A new report from the National Audit Office finds that government has made limited progress on combatting antimicrobial resistance.
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Use of data analytics to make fraud and error savings
Summer 2025This upcoming National Audit Office report will consider how government bodies use preventative and detective data analytics to fight fraud.
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Find a local public body’s audit report
Published on:This map tool map lets you explore where auditors have issued non-standard reports locally in the NHS and local government in England.
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Managing the commercial lifecycle
Published on:This good practice guidance reflects upon findings and recommendations drawn from 200 reports concerning 300 commercial arrangements that have been published over the past 20 years.
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Department of Health & Social Care 2023-24
Published on:DHSC spent £191.3 billion in 2023-24. This report provides an introduction to DHSC and our examination of its spending and performance.
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Overcoming challenges to managing risks in government
Published on:A guide for senior leaders and risk practitioners across government with ways to help overcome the challenges to managing risks.
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Local Government Boundary Commission for England 2025
Published on:This overview has been produced to provide an introduction to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
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Realising the benefits of St Helena Airport: a progress update
Published on:This report an update to the NAO’s 2016 report on the St Helena airport and the FCDO’s economic support of the St Helena government.
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Lessons learned: Improving operational capability to provide better customer services
Summer 2025This upcoming NAO report will bring together findings on operational capability and provide insights on providing better services.
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Good practice in annual reporting
Published on:This interactive guide sets out good practice principles for annual reporting with examples from public sector organisations.
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The administrative cost of the tax system
Published on:An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
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Cabinet Office 2023-24
Published on:The Cabinet Office spends approximately £1 billion each year. This report summarises insights from our examinations of the Cabinet Office.
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Estimating and reporting fraud and error in annual reports and accounts
Published on:We estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer between £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about. To tackle this, public bodies need to know how much fraud and error they face and where it is. Our good practice guide on estimating and reporting fraud […]
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Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.