Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies
Published on:This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
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.
The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.
Insights to help decision-makers determine when or how a programme should be delivered at speed.
This map tool map lets you explore where auditors have issued non-standard reports locally in the NHS and local government in England.
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.
We are keen to support those responsible for both delivering and overseeing government programmes. In that spirit, we today publish our Framework to review programmes summarising what we ask when auditing major programmes. It draws from our experience of around 200 studies and includes examples of what we have seen. Our work provides insights on […]
This review suggests key questions to ask when reviewing major programmes.
This report examines the Department for Education’s evaluation of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
Public bodies should demonstrate robust, independent oversight of both their contractual arrangements and overall commercial portfolios
This guide uses the NAO’s insights to show what can be done to counter the risk of fraud and error.
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.
This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
This report examines lessons from our work on major programmes, including transport, defence and energy programmes.
Background The local auditor reporting application presents the opinions of local auditors on local public bodies’ financial statements and conclusions on whether they have proper arrangements in place to secure value for money. The data is presented through an interactive map which allows users to explore auditor reporting for nine different types of local body […]
This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
This report examines the Ministry of Defence’s progress in optimising its estate and disposing of sites that are not needed.