Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This Departmental Overview is one of 15 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for International Development during 2011-12.
Internal audit costs government around £70 million each year, but quality varies and it is poor value for money.
The Conflict Pool funds discretionary activities that support conflict prevention, stabilisation and contribute to peacekeeping overseas. It is managed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Defra, the Rural Payments Agency and Government Digital Service have not worked together effectively to deliver the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme.
To assist those responsible for producing Governance Statements, we have prepared a Fact Sheet which summarises guidance provided in Managing Public Money and advises that the good practice messages from earlier NAO guidance on the Statement on Internal Control remain relevant.
The C&AG has qualified his audit opinion on the 2017-18 Resource Accounts.
We report on our investigation arising from the findings of Internal Audit for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman regarding the management of conflicts of interest in procuring services during a fundamental change programme.
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.
DFID has improved its core financial management and has an ambitious programme underway to improve its focus on value for money. But it cannot yet assess important aspects of the value for money of the aid it has delivered, at an aggregated level.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during 2010-2011.
Data analytics has become an integral part of the audit process. And where a few years ago it was an area where we were exploring and creating tactical solutions to problems, today the NAO, like many organisations, has developed a strong capability and is making significant progress towards the widespread adoption of data analytics across […]
DFID is successfully reaching particularly poor people with transfers, but needs to focus more on how cost-effectively they are delivered.
This report assesses whether the apprenticeships programme is providing value for money.
This guide explains the audit and support work carried out by the NAO in the international environment.
Aimed at: staff in government departments spending UK funds overseas; Audit Offices and parliamentary oversight bodies in developing countries.
An assessment of our current position and details of the targets we have set to be a diverse and inclusive organisation at all levels.
Our study evaluates how far the government has an effective system for measuring progress towards its environmental objectives.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for International Development during 2010-2011.
This report looks at the financial and non-financial performance of BBC Studios, and if it is on track to meet its strategic objectives.
On 3 March 2022 the governing body of the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) adopted a statement condemning the aggression against the peoples of Ukraine and pledging full support to the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine. The National Audit Office fully supports the statement. As called for by the EUROSAI governing board, we will […]