NAO Strategy 2025-2030 | Trust, Value, Impact
Published on:Over the next five years the NAO will continue to play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively government spends public money.
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‘Cultural shift’ at spending review can make public money work harder
Published on:A new National Audit Office report comprises eight lessons to help ministers and senior officials as they plan the 2025 Spending Review.
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Investigation into the UKHSA’s health security campus programme
Published on:The UK’s future resilience to dangerous diseases is being undermined by decision-making failures regarding a planned health security campus in Harlow.
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Improving productivity could release tens of billions for government priorities
Published on: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.
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The Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033
Published on:The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
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Defence inventory management
Published on: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.
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Defence inventory management
Published on: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.
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Fit for purpose? Modernising government’s outdated digital services
Published on:This opinion piece looks at the issues raised by the NAO’s recent report on how Defra is gradually modernising it’s digital services.
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Investigation into the performance of UK Security Vetting
Published on:This report looks at how UKSV has performed in providing national security vetting services since 2018; what it is doing to ensure security vetting is completed in a timely way to ensure the continued protection and functioning of government; and what it is doing to modernise and reform.
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Efficiency savings require learning past lessons
Published on: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.
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Efficiency savings require learning past lessons
Published on:The head of the National Audit Office will today (Thursday 8 December) outline lessons from its reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament. Gareth Davies, Comptroller & Auditor General, will also offer guidance for decision-makers seeking public spending efficiencies against a tough economic backdrop. Davies was […]
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Modernising Defra’s ageing digital services
Published on:This report examines whether Defra has a full understanding of its legacy challenges, including cyber security risks, and if its plans to address the problem are realistic, achievable and aligned to future needs.
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Modernising ageing digital services
Published on:This report examines whether Defra has a full understanding of its legacy challenges, including cyber security risks, and if plans to address the problem are realistic, achievable and aligned to future needs.
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The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032
Published on:This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
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Investigation into the management of backlogs in driving licence applications
Published on: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.
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme
Published on:This study examines whether the government and Network Rail are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.
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The energy supplier market
Published on:This report examines the recent exit of energy suppliers from the market and government’s role in managing the exits.
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The energy supplier market
Published on:This report examines the recent exit of energy suppliers from the market and government’s role in managing the exits.
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Taking on the challenge of public sector cyber security
Published on:The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber power in a world increasingly shaped by technologies that offer many benefits but also pose risks. The strategy reiterates that government remains an attractive […]