Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID
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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Accountability in small government bodies
Published on:Government can release resources and improve accountability by tailoring governance and audit requirements for small public bodies.
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Environmental regulation
Published on:This NAO report focuses on how Defra and the regulators carry out their duties in practice and sets out recommendations for them to consider.
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HM Treasury Accounts 2024-25
Published on:The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on HM Treasury’s 2024-25 financial statements.
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HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2
Published on:Government must reset the HS2 programme successfully to avoid repeating past failures and to maximise value for money.
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The administrative cost of the tax system
Published on:An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs.
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Use of artificial intelligence in government
Published on:AI presents the government with opportunities to transform public services potentially delivering billions of pounds in productivity savings.
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Here’s how to make public money work harder
Published on:Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
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Decommissioning Sellafield: managing risks from the nuclear legacy
Published on:Sellafield nuclear site is not yet achieving value for money due to concerns over project management, the pace of delivery and staffing.
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Investigation into Verify
Published on:An investigation into Verify, the government’s identity verification platform. It examines its performance, costs and benefits.
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Unlocking land for housing
Published on:The NAO examines whether MHCLG’s work to increase the supply of suitable land for housing development will help deliver 1.5m new homes.
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Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2022-23
Published on:Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, has reported on the DWP’s 2022-23 accounts and has qualified his audit opinion.
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Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation
Published on:Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme, affecting tens of thousands of households.
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The impact of fraud and error on public funds 2023-24
Published on:We estimate that fraud & error cost the taxpayer £55-81 billion in 2023-24. This report introduces impact of fraud & error on public funds.
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Investigation into the MoD’s oversight of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations
Published on:Financial, legal and governance risks remain which the MoD must mitigate to support the increasingly important role of the reserve forces in national defence.
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Estimating the impact of benefit sanctions on the employment outcomes of sanctioned individuals
Published on:This paper sets out how we used instrumental variables to estimate the impact of benefit sanctions on the employment outcomes of sanctioned individuals in the Work Programme – a large welfare-to-work programme for the long-term unemployed.
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Investigation into the acquisition of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation
Published on:Home Office’s quick acquisition of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation led to it cutting corners and paying more than it needed to.
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Realising the benefits of the St Helena Airport project
Published on:The St Helena airport’s planned opening date in May 2016 has been postponed as outstanding safety concerns are addressed, potentially adding to the project’s cost and delaying its benefits.
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The UK’s F-35 capability
Published on:This report examines the performance of the Ministry of Defence in delivering the F-35 programme compared to its aims.
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Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.