Government adopts novel finance structure for Sizewell C and will need to monitor risks closely
Published on:The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) delivery model for Sizewell C places more risks on taxpayers and consumers.
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Confirmed impacts: Malaysian peer review highly praised
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our international work can help improve the independence and financial audit standards of other countries’ audit offices.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Department for Work and Pensions 2013-14 accounts
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion owing to the material level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure.
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Confirmed impacts: Delivering better careers advice for young people
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our reporting of shortfalls in careers advice, echoed by the education sector, prompted the Department for Education to announce a new company to drive improvements.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Providing clarity over the arrangements for oversight and funding of alternative higher education providers
Published on:This impacts case study shows how government has improved controls over standards as a result of our report, which underlined the risks in rapidly expanding a new market.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Greater accountability around the use of public funds by local bodies
Published on:This impacts case study shows how we worked with departments to provide input to their drafting of accountability, assurance and evaluation frameworks, resulting in wider consultation and a more robust system.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Future rollout of new early years entitlements faces challenges
Published on:Government set an ambitious timetable to expand free childcare; consequently, it’s facing uncertainty on feasibility, costs, and benefits.
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Confirmed impacts: Driving a customer service focus at the Education Funding Agency
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our work led to the Education Funding Agency’s launch of a single change programme to improve its customer service, use of data and business processes, and the skills of its people.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Helping government to learn from past rail infrastructure programmes
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our identification of lessons from past rail infrastructure programmes regarding aspects such as planning, monitoring and financing, has helped the Department for Transport apply these lessons, including in the HS2 programme.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Improving the procurement of consumables by NHS trusts
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our work motivated the Department for Health to develop a tool and coding system that standarised and reduced consumables procurement costs in the NHS.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the civil service
Published on:The civil service must build on the progress it has made in managing equality, diversity and inclusion and place greater emphasis on departments’ valuing and maximizing the contribution of every member of their staff. This is more likely to deliver the business benefits than solely a focus on levels of representation of groups with ‘protected characteristics’.
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Confirmed impacts: Earlier certification of the Home Office resource accounts
Published on:This impacts case study shows how a combination of a more collaborative approach between NAO and Home Office enabled a less expensive and more efficient audit and earlier certification.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Cloud services: asking the right questions
Published on: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 […]
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Better data means better services – so how can government get there?
Published on:The shielding programme was a swift government wide response to identify and protect clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people against COVID-19. Our recent report on Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown, shows how government quickly recognised the need to provide food, medicines and basic care to those CEV people shielding. This had to […]
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Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs annual accounts 2018-19
Published on:The Comptroller & Auditor General , Gareth Davies, has qualified his opinion on the regularity of HMRC’s 2018-19 Resource Accounts.
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FOI request and disclosure log 2023
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
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Substantial progress made with FCDO merger but more to do to achieve full benefits
Published on:The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has made substantial progress with the merger that created it, although some issues remain.
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Managing flood risk
Published on:This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.
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Confirmed impacts: Helping Defra to better manage its facilities contract
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our investigation of a contract in which Defra appeared to have been overcharged gave greater impetus and legitimacy to Defra’s approach to negotiating a settlement.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Improving access to finance for SMEs
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our range of recommendations contributed substantially to the way the British Business Bank was established and works to ensure schemes do improve SMEs’ access to finance.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.