This blog highlights our upcoming good practice guide that’s a ‘how to’ guide for people managing a service. It also includes a separate summary on managing demand.
This good practice guide will help audit committees understand and question the quality assurance framework for business-critical models.
This guide helps Audit and Risk Committees ask the right questions when undertaking major digital change programmes using Agile.
This framework has a set of questions to assess whether a portfolio is achieving value for money
Gareth Davies, the C&AG of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2021-22 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
We have used our insights to highlight the biggest opportunities for spending public money more efficiently and effectively.
Our tool is primarily based on guidance from central government, most notably HM Treasury’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has been processing standard driving licences at normal levels following the backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still delays in applications from drivers with medical conditions, according to the National Audit Office.
This report examines government’s management of the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
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.
These good practice guides share practical tips on improving the quality and efficiency of day-to-day services provided by government.
Ambulances need to travel fast! Ambulance drivers must take risks that regular drivers do not. This includes running red lights and travelling at high speeds through busy roads. However, to avoid accidents, precautions are taken to manage risks. The driver is trained, there are flashing blue lights and loud sirens. Delivering programmes at speed requires […]
This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
This report examines if government is achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities.
This study will assess whether the Department and Network Rail’s are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.
Insights to help decision-makers determine when or how a programme should be delivered at speed.
This report provides a progress update on the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.
This report examines government’s progress in developing the provision and use of evaluation evidence across government.
Public bodies should demonstrate robust, independent oversight of both their contractual arrangements and overall commercial portfolios