Efficiency savings require learning past lessons
Published on:Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
Find the NAO’s reports, insights and overviews by government department or other public body.
This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.
This privacy statement explains how the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and the National Audit Office (NAO) use and protect any data they hold about you. This statement also summarises your rights in relation to that data.
2021 was a big year for government’s commitments to the environment. The statutory target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was backed up with a strategy and the Environment Bill gives legal force to nature recovery targets. The challenge now lies in turning targets and strategies into actions that will combat rising […]
This report examines if government is achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities.
This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
We outline how the pandemic has moved many aspects of our lives online, helping us stay connected but making us more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
This framework has a set of questions to assess whether a portfolio is achieving value for money
This report provides an update on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Last December, the government published a Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement. It stressed that investments should be subject to consideration of the public good, including supporting national priorities. It discussed leveraging commercial activity to achieve social and environmental value. For our good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle, we examined similar opportunities and […]
The first in a series of blogs looking at the Commercial Lifecycle covers data.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This report examines whether single living accommodation meets the needs of the Ministry of Defence and service personnel.