Background 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 […]
The current government has pledged to recruit 6,500 new teachers, however has yet to confirm where these new teachers will go and by when.
We’re looking for a new Executive Director to help lead the NAO. This role sits on our Executive team and reports directly to the C&AG.
This report will examine NHS England’s oversight of its programmes for transforming elective care and diagnostics.
Background 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 […]
This guide outlines cloud services and their use in government, and suggests questions to ask at assessment, implementation and management stages.
Includes findings from external and internal inspection reviews of our audits and gives details on the quality of all our audit work.
89% of Ukrainian troops trained this year by the British Army under Operation Interflex felt better equipped to survive on the battlefield.
89% of Ukrainian troops trained this year by the British Army under Operation Interflex felt better equipped to survive on the battlefield.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published the new draft Code of Audit Practice (the Code) 2024.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
Background 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 […]
Background 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 […]
Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
The steps we have taken during 2023-24 to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains or the NAO’s business.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
We have used our insights to highlight the biggest opportunities for spending public money more efficiently and effectively.
Our study will examine whether DBT is well-positioned to secure impact from its support for priority industry sectors.
This will be a follow-up to our 2023 report, which will include the total costs of each of the energy bills support schemes.