Department for Business and Trade Accounts 2025-26
Published on:The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its 2025-26 accounts, containing the C&AG’s audit opinion.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its 2025-26 accounts, containing the C&AG’s audit opinion.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on DSIT’s 2025-26 financial statements.
The Department for Business and Trade is a department for economic growth. In 2024-25, DBT spent a total of £2.15 billion (including financing) in net expenditure.
This report examines whether government and regulators are aligned in their growth ambitions, and the efficacy of recent growth initiatives.
Read the key takeaways and watch the recording of our 2025 regulations webinar on building trust in markets.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Department for Business and Trade.
Under DSIT administration, research infrastructure better reflects national policy but key projects are causing concern.
Stronger support for innovation in transport sector can unlock economic, environmental and consumer benefits.
Our overview of DSIT for 2024-25 looks at the department’s priorities, and where it spent £14.2 billion last year.
The report examined how Ofcom, Ofwat and Ofgem support consumers in vulnerable circumstances and whether they can get the help they need from their providers
The Bank of England successfully navigated complex risks to deliver its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) renewal programme.
This NAO report focuses on how Defra and the regulators carry out their duties in practice and sets out recommendations for them to consider.
This report provides an introduction to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our examination of its spending and performance.
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, has qualified his audit opinion on DBT’s 2023-24 financial statements.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on DSIT’s 2024-25 financial statements.
We will evaluate how DSIT is supporting the development and use of modern digital connectivity networks in the UK.
DBT must improve how it supports UK industries to help government maximise the impact of the Industrial Strategy and grow the economy.
Read the key takeaways from our recent webinar or watch the recording to hear from the regulators who joined our panel.
This overview provides an introduction to regulation, and the NAO’s examination of regulatory performance and spending across government.
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