Skip to main content

Find

Use the filters below to customise your search. Scroll down to view your search results.

Search options

Search by keyword

Filter by sector

Filter by topic

Filter by department

Filter by type

Filter by month

Search results

Autumn 2021

Evaluation and the use of evaluation evidence across government

This report will examine measures in place to support the use of evaluation evidence in government to produce better outcomes

Posted 22 April 2021 in: Government, efficiency and transparency

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Managing business operations – senior leaders guide

This guide will help senior leaders in government departments to manage and improve the way public services are delivered.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Government, efficiency and transparency, Local services, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Customer management, Financial and service sustainability, Operations and process management, Performance measurement, Strategic centre of government, Transforming public services

Department(s): Cabinet Office, HM treasury

Published:
30 Mar 2021

Spring 2021

Initial learning from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

This report will draw on the breadth of the NAO’s work on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to set out our perspectives on what government can learn from its response to date. By the end of March 2021, the NAO will have published 17 reports on the government’s response to COVID-19. This report … Read more

Posted 26 March 2021 in: Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Summer 2021

Good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle

Good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle will provide updated insight across each stage of the commercial lifecycle.

Posted 26 March 2021 in: Commissioning and contract management, National Audit Office

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Achieving net zero

This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.

Sector(s): Energy and environment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth, Environmental sustainability, Managing major projects

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, HM treasury

Published:
4 Dec 2020

Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic

This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.

Sector(s): Commissioning and contract management, Government, efficiency and transparency, Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
26 Nov 2020

The UK border: preparedness for the end of the transition period

This report describes government’s progress in implementing changes required to manage the border after the end of the transition period.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Business and enterprise

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office

Published:
6 Nov 2020

Investigation into how government increased the number of ventilators available to the NHS in response to COVID-19

This investigation provides an account of how public money was used to increase the number of ventilators available to the NHS.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
30 Sep 2020

Learning for government from EU Exit preparations

This report sets out insights for government from its preparations for EU Exit.

Sector(s): Europe

Performance Improvement area(s): European Union, Exiting the EU, International issues, Managing major projects, Operational and programme delivery, Strategic centre of government

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
4 Sep 2020

Specialist skills in the civil service

This report examines the progress the government has made in developing specialist skills in the civil service.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Operations and process management, Oversight of service delivery, Strategic centre of government

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
17 Jul 2020