Overcoming challenges to managing risks in government
Published on:A guide for senior leaders and risk practitioners across government with ways to help overcome the challenges to managing risks.
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Estimating and reporting fraud and error in annual reports and accounts
Published on:We estimate that fraud and error cost the taxpayer between £55 billion to £81 billion in 2023-24. Only a fraction of this is detected and known about. To tackle this, public bodies need to know how much fraud and error they face and where it is. Our good practice guide on estimating and reporting fraud […]
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Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.
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Financial management in government: monitoring and forecasting
Published on:This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on monitoring and forecasting for better financial management in government. It is the fourth in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. Good financial management is critical in the public […]
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Government’s approach to technology suppliers: addressing the challenges
Published on:Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.
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Financial management in government: allocating resources
Published on:This guide is for senior finance leaders in government departments and other public bodies. It sets out insights and good practice on how to allocate resources for better financial management in government. It is the third in a five-part series of guides, which follow the financial management lifecycle. For public services to be efficient and […]
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Managing conflicts of interest: good practice
Published on:Our guide shows how government can help public bodies put in place the right measures to properly manage conflicts of interest – for the benefit of both staff and taxpayers.
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The role of regulators in a changing world
Published on:Read the key takeaways from our recent webinar or watch the recording to hear from the regulators who joined our panel.
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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.
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Achieving environmental improvement and responding to climate change
Published on:This report identifies enablers for success in tackling the challenges government faces in its environment and climate change work.
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Guidance for audit committees on cloud services
Published on:This guide outlines cloud services and their use in government, and suggests questions to ask at assessment, implementation and management stages.
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Here’s how to make public money work harder
Published on:Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
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Making public money work harder
Published on:We have used our insights to highlight the biggest opportunities for spending public money more efficiently and effectively.
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Government compensation schemes
Published on:There is no central coordinated approach when government sets up new compensation schemes resulting in a relatively slow, ad-hoc approach.
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Digital transformation in government: a guide for senior leaders and audit and risk committees
Published on:The guide can support audit and risk committees and senior leaders tasked with overseeing large-scale digital change to understand the core issues.
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Delivering value from government investment in major projects
Published on:Our report examined how projects achieve value to see what lessons there are for other projects. By value, we mean the difference projects make to citizens, service users or the environment.
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Whistleblowing in the civil service
Published on:Our guide is for people who deal with whistleblowers, investigate concerns or manage whistleblowing processes in government organisations.
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Tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency
Published on: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.
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Improving productivity could release tens of billions for government priorities
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
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Monitoring and responding to companies in distress: lessons learned
Published on:Our report provides updates on the government’s evolving approach to national resilience and risk management.