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  1. Police accountability: Landscape review

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    The new policing oversight framework has been in place for a year but already there are gaps in the system with the potential to undermine accountability both to the Home Office and the public.

  2. HM Revenue & Customs: The Control and Facilitation of Imports

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    HM Revenue & Customs clears most imported goods quickly, and processes for submitting customs declarations and payments for non-EU imports are straightforward, says a report out today from the National Audit Office. The rate of physical checks at the UK border is below the EU average, however, and the number of audits of traders has […]

  4. Ministry of Defence Accounts 2024-25

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    Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

  5. Planning for school places

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    Spring 2026

    This study will examine DfE’s approach to overseeing a resilient school system in England that can respond to changing pupil demand.

  6. Local government financial sustainability

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    Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.

  7. Evaluating government spending

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    This report examines government’s progress in developing the provision and use of evaluation evidence across government.

  8. Using our insight into EU Exit preparations to highlight learning for government

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    Given the wide-reaching impact of membership of the EU, preparing for the UK’s departure from the EU represented a significant challenge to government, with considerable potential consequences for businesses and citizens.   Our programme of work on EU Exit Over the last four years, the NAO has carried out a substantial programme of work on various […]

  10. Digital transformation in the NHS

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    This report considers the readiness of the government to deliver its ambitions for digital transformation in the NHS in England.

  13. Reducing modern slavery

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    Until the government is able to establish effective oversight of the modern slavery system as a whole, it will not be able to significantly reduce the prevalence of modern slavery or show that it is achieving value for money.

  14. Reducing modern slavery

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    Until the government is able to establish effective oversight of the modern slavery system as a whole, it will not be able to significantly reduce the prevalence of modern slavery or show that it is achieving value for money.

  15. Protecting information across government

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    The Cabinet Office has not yet established a clear role for itself in coordinating and leading departments’ efforts to protect their information, according to the National Audit Office. Today’s report found that its ambition to undertake such a role is weakened by the limited information which departments collect on their security costs, performance and risks. […]

  16. Protecting information across government

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    The Cabinet Office has not yet established a clear role for itself in coordinating and leading departments’ efforts to protect their information, according to the National Audit Office. Today’s report found that its ambition to undertake such a role is weakened by the limited information which departments collect on their security costs, performance and risks. […]

  17. Protecting information across government

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    Protecting information while re-designing public services and introducing the technology necessary to support them is an increasingly complex challenge.

  18. Protecting information across government

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    Protecting information while re-designing public services and introducing the technology necessary to support them is an increasingly complex challenge.

  19. Management of the BBC’s critical projects

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    BBC has improved the way it manages its business critical projects. Most are on course to deliver and achieve their intended benefits but needs to do more to manage its critical projects as a coherent portfolio.

  20. Management of the BBC’s critical projects

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    BBC has improved the way it manages its business critical projects. Most are on course to deliver and achieve their intended benefits but needs to do more to manage its critical projects as a coherent portfolio.