A commentary for the Committee of Public Accounts on the Work Programme outcome statistics
This commentary, on the first set of Work Programme data, has been produced for the Committee of Public Accounts.
Published:
13 Dec 2012
13 Dec 2012
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Support to Boards
Successful Boards improve their organisation’s performance. How Boards use financial management information is critical to delivering value for money from public funds. In our reports to Parliament we often point out how good financial information available to key decision makers at the right time has a beneficial effect on organisational performance.
Board evaluation questionnaire
Public sector Boards must conduct an annual performance appraisal and Board members may find it helpful to complete this questionnaire as part of the process.
Published:
1 Sep 2009
1 Sep 2009
Compliance checklist
Our compliance checklist should help Departments and other bodies to assess where they have complied with and adhered to”Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good Practice 2011 (the Code)”, and to identify areas of non-compliance that need to be explained and described in their annual governance statement.
Published:
1 Mar 2012
1 Mar 2012
Cyber security and information risk guidance for Audit Committees
Audit committees should be scrutinising cyber security arrangements. To aid them, this guidance complements government advice by setting out high-level questions and issues for audit committees to consider.
Published:
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
Departmental Overview Cabinet Office 2019
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Published:
27 Jan 2020
27 Jan 2020
Departmental Overview Ministry of Defence 2019
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
8 Oct 2019
8 Oct 2019
Departmental Overview: BBC 2019
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Published:
5 Nov 2019
5 Nov 2019
Departmental Overview: Cabinet Office 2017-18
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
Departmental Overview: Commercial and Contracting 2017-18
Using ten case studies from our work over the last 18 months, this overview identifies the main things that government departments need to look out for as they develop commercial relationships with their suppliers.
Published:
7 Dec 2018
7 Dec 2018
Departmental Overview: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 2017-18
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
24 Sep 2018
24 Sep 2018