This briefing has been prepared for the Defence Committee of the House of Commons to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Ministry of Defence in the financial year 2009-10 and subsequent months.
Shared service centres in the NHS and HM Prison Service are on course to deliver substantial financial savings. But a report out today by the National Audit Office found that central government was initially slow to adopt shared services. While the momentum has picked up it is not clear that the shared services initiative is […]
This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee to support its evidence session on the work of the Ofgem.
The National Audit Office has prepared this briefing for the Home Affairs Select Committee to support the Committee’s inquiry into the new landscape of policing.
This briefing has been prepared for the Communities and Local Government Select Committee to provide an overview of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s financial management in 2009-10 and its structural reform priorities.
This briefing has been prepared for the Communities and Local Government Select Committee to provide an overview of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s financial management in 2009-10 and its structural reform priorities.
The NAO have compiled this briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee in support of the inquiry it is undertaking on the impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
This briefing has been prepared for the Justice Committee as an overview of the performance of the Ministry of Justice in 2008-09 and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the Public Administration Select Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Cabinet Office in the year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the International Development Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Department for International Development in the financial year 2008‑09 and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the Transport Select Committee and provides an overview of the work and performance of the Department for Transport in the 2008-09 financial year and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Department in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the Energy and Climate Change Committee as an overview of the performance of the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
Overview The National Audit Office published today its “gold standard” for project control of major defence projects. This aims to help the MoD improve its performance in delivering projects on time and to budget. It forms part of a second in a suite of studies exploring key project success factors and how the MoD and […]
This briefing has been prepared for the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months.
This briefing has been prepared for the Work and Pensions Select Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of the Department for Work and Pensions in the financial year 2008-09
and subsequent months.
NAO briefing for the Foreign Affairs Committee on the Management of Exchange Rate Risk by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
This briefing has been prepared for the Treasury Select Committee to provide an overview of the work and performance of HM Treasury in the financial year 2008-09 and subsequent months. The briefing takes as its basis the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09 (HC 611), drawing upon the work of the National Audit Office together […]
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today on the complexity of the benefits system, which he considers is one of the most important issues affecting the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions. According to the report to Parliament, tackling the problems associated with a complex system requires a systematic […]
This briefing by the National Audit Office is in response to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to provide an overview of government policy on adapting to climate change, including the implications of the Climate Change Act 2008 and the cross-government Adapting to Climate Change Programme, and progress across government Departments in identifying and managing risks from future climate change impacts.