Our Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 sets out our performance in the first year of our new five-year strategy, entitled Trust, Value, Impact. It reflects a stronger focus on the outcomes of our work.

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Our work in numbers

  • 413 audit certifications
  • 61 value for money reports, including investigations and lessons learned
  • 6 good practice guides on cross-government challenges
  • 17 departmental overviews
  • 57 Committee of Public Accounts sessions supported

Highlights

  • 96% of our recommendations were accepted or partially accepted by government
  • 88% of MPs agreed our work leads to better financial management and reporting in government
  • 72% of senior officials in the bodies we audit agree we help bring about beneficial change

We were again able to recognise a substantial positive financial impact from our work, amounting to £2.6 billion or £24 for every £1 of our net expenditure in 2025-26, exceeding our increased target of £15 for every pound spent.

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