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 Cabinet Office reports efficiency savings across shared government functions, but they could implement a more robust approach.
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.
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.
This report identifies key issues government will need to consider when attempting to increase its efficiency.
This report examines the BBC’s progress in delivering its savings and reform programme.
The Government has made progress delivering its latest strategy to share back-office services across Whitehall departments in the past year, but remaining barriers will need to be addressed for it to deliver its plans by 2028 and achieve value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
Government departments are making plans for achieving substantial efficiency savings by 2024-25, but what might this mean in practice?
This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.
This report examines the extent to which the UK’s product safety regime protects consumers from harm, focusing on the OPSS.
This report assesses how the BBC has positioned itself to respond to financial and strategic challenges and opportunities.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
This report examines the Ministry of Defence’s progress in optimising its estate and disposing of sites that are not needed.
This report reviews the robustness of assumptions underpinning the Ministry of Defence’s 2020–2030 Equipment Plan.
This study assesses the financial assumptions underlying the Ministry of Defence’s 10-year Equipment Plan.
The cost of clinical negligence in trusts is significant and rising fast, placing increasing financial pressure on an already stretched system.
The BBC’s approach to managing its workforce shows definite progress. It will need to monitor workforce changes carefully to build on the recent progress it has made.
Departments have continued to reduce their estates and government is now getting better value for money. The Government Property Unit, however, has not yet made much progress towards its more challenging objective of creating an integrated estate.