This report brings together our learning and identifies eight areas for government departments and national regulators to consider when designing, delivering and improving regulation involving local regulatory delivery.
Our report provides updates on the government’s evolving approach to national resilience and risk management.
Our guide sets out the elements to consider & questions to support good practice and value for money, through real examples from our reports.
There has been a substantial reduction in the potential cost to the taxpayer of supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy to a ringfenced supplier under Octopus, but risks remain.
This report examines the government’s approach to investment in research and innovation to deliver net zero.
BEIS worked quickly to introduce financial support for rising energy bills (currently estimated at £69bn), recognising it had to make compromises.
This report assesses how UK regulators have managed taking on new responsibilities following EU Exit.
The information in this guide draws on the findings from our financial audit programme of work and from publicly available sources, including the annual report and accounts of the Department and its bodies
This report examines how regulation is contributing towards the delivery of government’s environmental objectives.
Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.
The Digital Services Tax has raised more revenue than forecast by the Government and increased the amount of UK tax paid by big digital companies. HMRC’s compliance work is ongoing and it has yet to identify any non-compliance among business groups, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
We brought together experts on regulation and Britain’s relationship with Europe to discuss the issues facing regulators following the UK’s exit from the EU.
This report examines whether Defra is well placed to redevelop the UK’s primary site for managing threats from animal diseases.
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Good regulation can be used to achieve a range of different aims and opportunities. It can support innovation, make workplaces safer, or help to keep essential services affordable.
This report looks at BEIS’s oversight of the schemes, its understanding of what the schemes achieved, and how well it worked with local authorities.
The C&AG has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
A brief summary of what regulation is for, how it is done, and an update on key developments
This framework is intended as a useful tool for policymakers and regulators overseeing any given market.
This report examines the extent to which the regulation of private renting supports DLUHC’s aim to ensure fairness for renters.