Evaluating government spending
Published on:This report examines government’s progress in developing the provision and use of evaluation evidence across government.
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
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.
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.
This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
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 report examines the Ministry of Defence’s progress in optimising its estate and disposing of sites that are not needed.
This short guide summarises the work of The Local Government Boundary Commission for England
This interactive round-up of NAO publications is intended to help Audit Committees, Boards and other users by outlining the latest NAO resources for governance and oversight, risk management and strategic management issues. It also sets out how to keep in touch with NAO insight on specific issues and/or sectors.
This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s management of its business support schemes.
This report examines the management of the Cabinet Office-led Get ready for Brexit campaign.
This report makes early observations on the progress and risks in upgrading the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down.
This report examines projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, which comprises the biggest and riskiest projects across government
This report examines whether the British Business Bank is improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.