Our good practice guide outlines how to plan strategically and realistically to align strategy and planning, address optimism bias, and deal with risk and uncertainty.
Government spends over £13 billion annually with technology suppliers. This study will examine government’s overall approach to its dealings with technology suppliers.
The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years – requiring sustained focus from government.
This report examines whether government has mechanisms in place to understand and encourage competition in public procurement, and how government departments can make their use of competition more effective.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said smarter government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
The NHS is not making the most of its spending power to save money in purchasing medical equipment and consumables.
Background HM Treasury’s public spending statistics show spending on public sector procurement was £379 billion in 2021/22 across the UK. This figure includes the procurement of goods and services by one public sector body from another. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) plays an important role helping central government and other organisations across the public and […]
Covering leadership, skills and data, our guide covers the essential enablers to unlock the potential of your finance team.
The Cabinet Office reports efficiency savings across shared government functions, but they could implement a more robust approach.
A guide for senior leaders and risk practitioners across government with ways to help overcome the challenges to managing risks.
This guide addresses the complex topic of corporate finance in the public sector and includes key questions to ask when scrutinising corporate finance activities.
This interactive guide sets out good practice principles for annual reporting with examples from public sector organisations.
Grants are one of government’s main funding mechanisms. We will assess how effective government is at delivering grant programmes.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This investigation examines the British Steel Pension Scheme.
This report examines the government’s management of the reduction in Official Development Assistance spending.
Our tool is primarily based on guidance from central government, most notably HM Treasury’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook.
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
We’ve developed a set of principles and examples outlining good practice in Annual Reporting
Last December, the government published a Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement. It stressed that investments should be subject to consideration of the public good, including supporting national priorities. It discussed leveraging commercial activity to achieve social and environmental value. For our good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle, we examined similar opportunities and […]