The report sets out central government’s risk analysis, planning, and mitigation strategies prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic
This report considers how well HMRC has managed tax debt through the pandemic.
This report examines government’s progress with its programme of trade negotiations since the UK’s departure from the EU.
This report provides our initial thoughts on the learning government can draw from its response to COVID-19 to date.
“The world is now living through climate change, not watching it draw near” is the stark warning delivered by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), in its sixth assessment report (AR6). In risk speak, high-impact, low-likelihood events will become more likely with higher temperatures. With COP 26 fast approaching and extreme weather events becoming […]
The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber power in a world increasingly shaped by technologies that offer many benefits but also pose risks. The strategy reiterates that government remains an attractive […]
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.
This report considers the effectiveness of the UK government’s cross-border travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report considers lessons DLUHC has learned from implementing local growth policies, and how it has applied them.
This guide will help ARACs recognise how climate change risks could manifest themselves and support them in challenging senior management on their approach to managing climate change risks.
This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
This investigation examines DHSC’s performance in managing PPE contracts. It is a factual account of what has happened since November 2020.
This report examines whether government’s arrangements for decommissioning AGR nuclear power stations will lead to better value for money.
The C&AG has reported on the 2019-20 accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
This report sets out the lessons for government and departments to learn from the experience of implementing digital change.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
Explore flood defence data by region or local authority with our interactive map tool.
Like governments around the world, ours has committed unprecedented amounts of public money to the fight against coronavirus. By the end of 2020, this reached £271 billion in the UK and will continue to increase. As the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office has been tracking the Government’s pandemic spending commitments, reporting […]
This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.