A planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money
Published on:We have drawn on our published work, programme of consultation, and collaboration with officials and stakeholders to provide useful insights.
We have drawn on our published work, programme of consultation, and collaboration with officials and stakeholders to provide useful insights.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
An upcoming NAO report will consider whether UKRI’s management of its grants and loans is in line with the principles of good funding support.
Gareth Davies, head of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2023-24 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The tax system costs HMRC billions of pounds a year to administer. We will look at what the factors affecting costs are.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Welsh rates of income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and 2022-23 provisional estimate.
This report examines HMRC’s administration of Scottish income tax, covering the 2021-22 final outturn and the 2022-23 provisional estimate.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the NAO, has reported on the 2022-23 accounts of HMRC.
We are developing a guide for counter-fraud practitioners to help them understand good practice in fraud and error reporting.
We set out seven high level lessons with recommendations on what the government can do now so that it will better prevent fraud and maintain standards during an emergency.
We will look at the COVID-19 loans provided to both the arts and sports sectors, and see if DCMS is delivering value for money through its loan book management.
Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.
It is important to manage conflicts of interest effectively. Our latest report on managing propriety in the public sector will look at how conflicts of interest are handled across government.
This will be a follow-up to our 2023 report, which will include the total costs of each of the energy bills support schemes.
There is no central coordinated approach when government sets up new compensation schemes resulting in a relatively slow, ad-hoc approach.
HM Treasury is the government’s economic and finance ministry. Its work reaches everyone in the UK and includes public spending and financing, setting the strategy for sustainable economic growth, and strategic oversight of the UK tax system. It plays an important role on the international stage through elements of trade and customs policy, and international […]
This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.
Governance and oversight of franchised higher education provision needs to be strengthened following instances of fraud and abuse in the sector.
Our study will examine whether DBT is well-positioned to secure impact from its support for priority industry sectors.