Departmental overviews are a summary of how government departments have spent their money in the past year, their major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges they are likely to face in the coming year. They are based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.
Short guides are an introduction to both the work of government departments and key cross-government issues such as regulation, environmental sustainability and the government’s commercial relationships.
A summary of the Department for Education spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
The information in this guide draws on the findings from our financial audit programme of work and from publicly available sources, including the annual report and accounts of the Department and its bodies
A brief summary of what regulation is for, how it is done, and an update on key developments
A summary of the Department of the Ministry of Defence spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
A summary of the Ministry of Justice spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
A summary of the Department for Transport spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
A summary of the Department for Work & Pensions’ spending in 2020-21, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face
A summary of DLUHC’s spending, major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face.
A summary of Home Office spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
This overview summarises the work of the BBC Group, including what it does, how much it costs, recent and
planned changes and what to look out for across its main business areas and services.
