Spring 2022
Managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending
This study will examine whether the government has protected value for money in managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending.
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Autumn 2021
The UK border update
In December 2020 the UK and the EU reached agreement on the terms of their future relationship. Following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, there have been changes in how the UK trades with the EU, and in relation to the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland: the … Read more
The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure
This report focuses on what Official Development Assistance spending is achieving in practice.
Published:
20 Jun 2019
20 Jun 2019
Departmental Overview: Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2017-18
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
13 Nov 2018
13 Nov 2018
Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
This publication sets out how the FCO is preparing to deliver an effective exit from the EU. It focuses primarily on the 11 work streams on which the FCO reports to the Department for Exiting the EU.
Published:
25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018
Departmental Overview 2015-16: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
This Departmental Overview looks at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and summarises its performance during the year ended March 2016, together with our recent reports on it.
Published:
28 Nov 2016
28 Nov 2016
Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the 2014-15 Accounts of the British Council
The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Amyas Morse, has today qualified his opinion on the 2014-15 Accounts of the British Council on the grounds of regularity.
Published:
17 Dec 2015
17 Dec 2015
Confirmed impacts: Helping the Parliament of Morocco create a Committee for Public Accounts
This impacts case study shows how our international work can encourage and help other countries create strong systems of public assurance.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
Published:
16 Oct 2015
16 Oct 2015
Confirmed impacts: Malaysian peer review highly praised
This impacts case study shows how our international work can help improve the independence and financial audit standards of other countries’ audit offices.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
Published:
16 Oct 2015
16 Oct 2015
Confirmed impacts: Improving the British Council’s financial management
This impacts case study shows how our identification of accounting errors kick-started a number of actions to improve financial management processes and training.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
Published:
16 Oct 2015
16 Oct 2015