A Short Guide to the Department for Culture, Media & Sport
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
30 Jul 2015
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19.
This report examines the rationale, implementation and success of BBC Studios.
The C&AG has reported on the BBC Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for 2019-20.
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, reports to the House of Commons on the systems in place to collect TV licence fee revenue.
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, reports to the House of Commons on the systems in place to collect TV licence fee revenue.
19 July 2017
The BBC has improved the value for money of its activity, but there is scope to make improvements, particularly on licence fee evasion and the incomplete transition programme.
The BBC World Service has used savings generated since 2010 to invest in new digital and television services. There is, however, scope to improve the approach to target setting and performance reporting.
The Comptroller and Auditor General, head of the National Audit Office, has reported on the BBC Television Fee Trust Statement for 2017/18. In this period the BBC issued nearly 26 million TV licences, resulting in income of £3.8 billion. The licence fee evasion rate was 7.04% which represents no significant change since 2016/17 (6.91%)
The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the accounts of the British Tourist Authority.