The NAO’s work includes looking at a huge range of government activities, and the setting up and managing of commercial arrangements are central to many of them. This became very clear when looking back at twenty years of our work auditing government’s spending and reporting on its value for money for taxpayers. Over this time, […]
Government departments are making plans for achieving substantial efficiency savings by 2024-25, but what might this mean in practice?
This report sets out the lessons for government and departments to learn from the experience of implementing digital change.
At the National Audit Office, we come across many business cases when looking at government programmes. A strong business case is vital for effective decision making and for successfully delivering intended outcomes. The foundation of a business case is a clear understanding of what success will look like for a programme – the strategic case. […]
This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This report provides our initial thoughts on the learning government can draw from its response to COVID-19 to date.
This report examines the Department’s support for children’s education during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the NAO’s role has been to provide Parliament and the public with evidence-based reports on how public money has been used to tackle the crisis. So far we have published 12 reports on different elements of the pandemic response, including for example the test and trace programme; the procurement of […]
This report examines government’s progress in securing potential vaccines and determining how they will be deployed to the public.
This report examines government’s progress in securing potential vaccines and determining how they will be deployed to the public.
This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
This study examines the government’s support for bus services and whether enablers to improve bus services are in place.