Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally
Homelessness has increased across all measures since 2010, with many local authorities now seeing it as a risk to their financial sustainability.
This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.
With the number of further education (FE) colleges in financial difficulty expected to rise rapidly, there are fundamental structural problems which might require decisions at a regional or sector-wide level.
This report examines whether the NHS is well placed to get value for money from its investment in developing new care models through vanguards.
This report assesses the robustness of the Ministry of Defence’s financial data and assumptions for its Equipment Plan 2018-2028.
Local authorities have worked hard to manage reductions in government funding, but the DCLG needs to be better informed about the situation across England.
Senior Audit Manager Natalie Low gives an NAO perspective on the NHS as it turns 75. What has many decades of the NAO auditing one of the largest employers in the world revealed?
The Department must make the best use of the capital funding it has available by continuing to increase the use of data to inform its funding decisions and by creating places where it can demonstrate that they will have the greatest impact.
The financial performance of NHS bodies worsened considerably in 2015-16, according to the National Audit Office.
Police forces have successfully reduced costs since 2011, but do not have a clear understanding of the demands placed upon them or of the factors that affect their costs.
Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.
With charities such as museums and galleries relying increasingly on donations to supplement public grant funding, this report summarises the issues faced and best-practice management of the risks associated with donations as a source of income.
This financial overview looks at what local government in England spends, how this spending is funded and the effect of changes in recent years.
This report examines progress in establishing Integrated Care Systems in England.
This document summarises the findings of our work and identifies sources of help that may be useful to local areas and government departments supporting local public service reform.
The affordability of the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan.
The financial performance of acute hospital trusts has deteriorated sharply and their financial performance looks set to worsen in 2015-16.
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
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.