Local authority investment in commercial property
Published on:Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
This briefing was produced for Parliament in response to correspondence we received from The Rt Hon Frank Field.
The C&AG has published his audit opinions for 2018-19 on the 1993, 2003 and 2012 Child Maintenance Schemes.
This report examines how effectively Ofgem has used electricity network price controls to protect consumers and achieve government’s environmental goals.
This report examines whether DfT and HS2 Ltd have protected value for money so far in their stewardship of HS2.
This report examines whether the British Business Bank is improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
This report examines the rationale, implementation and success of BBC Studios.
This report sets out the facts about the government’s support of shale gas development in England.
Have you ever had the frustration of having to provide the same information about yourself to different government services? Have you ever had to make decisions without information about what does and doesn’t work? Data is fundamental to delivering public services, improving systems and processes, and supporting sound decisions – but accessing accurate data is […]
Since we first published our Framework to review programmes in 2017 there has been no let-up in NAO reports on major projects and programmes, most recently on Crossrail, the Emergency Services Network and the Stonehenge by-pass road. From the need to manage the risks of untried approaches to signs warning of unrealistic cost estimates, this […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the 2018-19 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Cloud services’ can bring cost and performance benefits. But they can also bring new challenges and risks. To help leaders oversee decision-making and implementation of cloud services, we recently published ‘Guidance for audit committees on cloud services’. The magazine, Public Sector Executive, invited us to outline the issues in the article The National Audit Office’s guide […]
This report draws together our experience of the main challenges and barriers to better use of data across government.
The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the consolidated financial statements for the whole of the UK public sector, showing what the UK Government spends and receives, and what it owns and owes.
This is an interactive visualisation of the financial information contained within the Whole of Government accounts published over the last five years
This report focuses on what Official Development Assistance spending is achieving in practice.
This report focuses on what Official Development Assistance spending is achieving in practice.
This report assesses the scheme’s performance against its objectives, its management, and plans for the future of the scheme.
This report examines Defra’s approach to developing the Future Farming and Countryside Programme.
This report makes early observations on the progress and risks in upgrading the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down.
This report is a broad review of the BBC’s approach to pay.