Our new Executive Directors
Published on:We are delighted to announce that Verity Prime and Laura Lucking have joined the NAO as our new Executive Directors, as a job-share.
We are delighted to announce that Verity Prime and Laura Lucking have joined the NAO as our new Executive Directors, as a job-share.
An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs and rising.
An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
The Cabinet Office spends approximately £1 billion each year. This report summarises insights from our examinations of the Cabinet Office.
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 […]
The head of the NAO’s annual speech will focus on the challenges of rising demand for public services and stretched resources.
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.
This report examines efforts to address gender based violence, to support the government’s target to halve violence against women and girls.
This report examines efforts to address gender based violence, to support government’s target to halve violence against women and girls.
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, has qualified his audit opinion on DBT’s 2023-24 financial statements.
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, has qualified his audit opinion on DBT’s 2023-24 financial statements.
The cyber threat to UK government is severe; government must act now to protect its own operations and key public services.
The cyber threat to UK government is severe; government must act now to protect its own operations and key public services.
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Wales (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
The public spending watchdog has estimated that the government’s maintenance backlog is at least £49 billion.
The public spending watchdog has estimated that the government’s maintenance backlog is at least £49 billion.
This report examines if the Department for Transport has delivered value for money from its support to local bus services outside of London.
This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on monitoring and forecasting for better financial management in government. It is the fourth in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. Good financial management is critical in the public […]
This report covers HMRC’s calculation of the 2022-23 income tax revenue for Scotland (the outturn) and the provisional estimate for 2023-24.
Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.