In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
The BBC has made progress transferring commissioning, production and journalism outside London, according to a new National Audit Office report.
Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.
We look at the government’s long-term ambition “to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk” and, in the more immediate term, whether Defra and EA are delivering value for money after two years of the capital programme.
Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
This good practice guide for policy and delivery professionals helps you work with uncertainty in government programmes
This guide aims to support policy and delivery professionals responsible for delivering programmes involving more than one department in delivery.
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 […]
Household recycling rates have stalled -and Government lacks effective long-term plans to reduce waste, which contributes to climate change
An early assessment of the progress DWP is making with plans to transform the application and assessment process for disability benefits.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report updating on government’s ambition to rollout smart meters across Great Britain
HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme is now expected to cost five times the original forecast in 2016 (in real terms) following repeated delays.
Our report has found that repeated delays have undermined credibility and increased costs of HMRC’s flagship tax transformation programme.
Our new study looks at whether the government is set up to deliver value for money from its approach to investment in pursuit of net zero.
The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.
The government should use the two-year pause on new construction work at HS2 Euston to develop a design that is affordable, deliverable and value for money, according to a new National Audit Office report.
This report assesses how government is trying to address the underlying issues that make digital transformation so difficult to achieve.
This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.
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.