This briefing on financial management of the EU budget has been prepared for the UK Committee of Public Accounts, drawing exclusively from published material.
The Department for International Development’s programme in Malawi has contributed to poverty reduction, improved health outcomes, larger harvests and more effective governance in the country, according to a report by the National Audit Office. It is difficult, however, to gauge how much of this progress can be attributed directly to DFID’s aid. Progress has been […]
The Bank of England is overhauling its management of non-financial risks. The Bank is progressing but recognises there is more to be done.
We found that a number of barriers to effective accountability exist. The Good Practice guide identifies ways that central government organisations have overcome these barriers and will be of interest to both executives and non-executives.
Weaknesses in modelling for NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan need addressing to improve future strategic workforce planning.
The Statement on Internal Control (SIC) is a public accountability document that describes the effectiveness of internal controls in an organisation and is personally signed by the Accounting Officer.
The case for a huge expansion of electronic monitoring using GPS was unproven, but the Ministry of Justice pursued an overly ambitious and high risk strategy anyway. Ultimately it has not delivered.
This Estimate provides for expenditure by the National Audit Office. It covers the expenditure and associated non-cash items incurred in the provision of independent assurance to Parliament on the proper accounting for central government expenditure, revenue and assets, including compliance with laws and regulations, and in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used; and the provision of independent assurance and information to a wide range of other public, international, and overseas bodies and to members of the public.
A new report by the NAO examines the extent to which HMRC is well placed to support wealthy individuals to pay the right tax.
Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the Ministry of Defence’s 2015-16 accounts.
There has been a detectable improvement over recent years in the financial management of European funds across the European Union. However, there remain seemingly intractable problems with reducing the high levels of error in some significant areas of EU spending.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made good progress in its financial management, aiming to establish itself as one of the best departments in Whitehall in this respect. It has shown strong leadership in raising the profile of good financial management across the Department, according to a report today from the National Audit Office. Up […]
The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report finds. The independent public spending watchdog’s report Managing government borrowing examines how public bodies are pursuing the government’s debt management objectives, and how they manage the risks of borrowing1. The report found that government’s borrowing needs […]
Explore the trends in capital expenditure and resourcing since 2010-11 and build a richer understanding of what they mean for different local authorities.
This report examines the government’s management of the reduction in Official Development Assistance spending.
This is a collaborative report between the National Audit Office in England, the Algemene Rekenkamer (Netherlands Court of Audit) and the Riksrevisionsverket (Swedish National Audit Office). This exercise compares the results from their three separate reports on the administration of the arable payments scheme where, under the Common Agricultural Policy, the underlying regulations are the same in all European Union countries.
89% of Ukrainian troops trained this year by the British Army under Operation Interflex felt better equipped to survive on the battlefield.
How NHS England has handled a backlog of 374,000 items.