The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure
Published on:This report focuses on what Official Development Assistance spending is achieving in practice.
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State Audit in the European Union
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International Education Comparisons – A compendium of published information on education provision and achievement in 10 countries
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Investigation into the response to cheating in English language tests
Published on:This investigation examines the Home Office’s response to suspected cheating in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).
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Strategic financial management in the Ministry of Defence
Published on:The Ministry of Defence’s strategy for improving its financial management has put its finances on a sounder footing and is delivering results, but there are still considerable challenges ahead, including delivering the savings already removed from budget allocations.
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Transforming government’s contract management
Published on:We published two reports today – Following the discovery of widespread and deep-rooted weaknesses in the government’s management of contracts it is starting to improve how it manages its contracts.
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Improving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases
Published on:This report examines whether Defra is well placed to redevelop the UK’s primary site for managing threats from animal diseases.
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The Department for International Development: Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies
Published on:The Department for International Development responds quickly and, in general, effectively when intervening in humanitarian emergencies, especially sudden-onset disasters, and has helped to save lives. However, according to a report to Parliament by the National Audit Office, DFID should do more to measure and evaluate the success of its humanitarian work in order to learn […]
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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme: Details of Board and senior staff remuneration, expenses and hospitality
This page is part of our Freedom of Information (FOI) Publication Scheme. Senior staff remuneration In the spirit of transparency, the NAO provides details of the salaries of all our senior staff. Travel and Hospitality Expenditure Introduction The National Audit Office has decided to make a voluntary disclosure of the expenditure incurred from NAO funds […]
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A Review of Safeguards against the Misappropriation and Diversion of Aid
Published on:Corruption is a significant obstacle to the development of effective government systems and, consequently, to the delivery of improved services to the world’s poor.
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Financial management of the European Union: A progress report
Published on:Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn today reported to Parliament on developments in the financial management of European Union funds. His report summarises the main findings of the latest Annual Report by the European Court of Auditors, which covers the management of the General Budget of the European Union for 2002. Sir […]
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UK Guarantees scheme for infrastructure
Published on:Under the Scheme, the Treasury guarantees that lenders to infrastructure projects will be repaid in full and on time, irrespective of project performance. The NAO is calling for the Treasury to be rigorous and objective in assessing whether the guarantees, which transfer risk to the public sector, are genuinely needed.
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Department for Communities and Local Government Accounts 2012-13
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified his regularity opinion on the 2012-13 financial statements of the Department for Communities and Local Government. This is in respect of two breaches by the DCLG of spending limits authorised by Parliament.
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Department for International Development – Emergency Aid: The Kosovo Crisis
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament that the Department for International Development have made a major contribution to easing the humanitarian crisis arising from the problems in Kosovo. And there are lessons for the future, for example in the way the Department plan for emergencies and manage their […]
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Financial Management of the European Union
Published on:Today Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament on developments in the financial management of European Union funds. His report summarises the main findings of the latest Annual Report by the European Court of Auditors, published in November 2004, which covers the management of the General Budget of the European […]
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The UK border: preparedness for the end of the transition period
Published on:This report describes government’s progress in implementing changes required to manage the border after the end of the transition period.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Home Office
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Home Office’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
Briefing to support the International Development Committee’s inquiry into DfID’s Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 and Business Plan 2011-15
Published on:This briefing complements the Departmental Overview the National Audit Office prepared for the Department for International Development in September 2011 and covers specific topics of particular interest to the Committee.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for Transport
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Transport’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
Departmental Sustainability Overview: Business, Innovation and Skills
Published on:This briefing responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to review sustainability within the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).