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Whole of Government Accounts 2019-20

The NAO has reported on the Whole of Government Accounts 2019-20.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Strategic centre of government

Department(s): HM treasury

Published:
6 Jun 2022

Summer 2022

Value of Accounting Officer Assessments for Government programmes

It is almost five years since HM Treasury introduced the requirement for a department’s Accounting Officer to personally review its major projects and programmes against four criteria – regularity, propriety, feasibility and value for money – and to publish a summary. These are known as Accounting Officer assessments. This review will look at: how well … Read more

Posted 29 April 2022 in: Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Major project delivery

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Autumn 2022

Demystifying corporate finance for the public sector

This insight product will help to demystify corporate finance for senior staff working with corporate finance specialists

Posted 14 February 2022 in: Central Finance and Treasury, Financial services, Private Finance

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Financial and service sustainability

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Investigation into the implementation of IR35 tax reforms

This investigation sets out how HMRC introduced the 2017 IR35 reforms, and what lessons it has learned and taken forward.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Central Finance and Treasury, Financial services, Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial and regulation

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
10 Feb 2022

Financial modelling in government

This report examines the use of financial models across government.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Analysis, Financial and risk management

Department(s): HM treasury

Published:
27 Jan 2022

Efficiency in government

This report identifies key issues government will need to consider when attempting to increase its efficiency.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Operations and process management

Department(s): HM treasury

Published:
14 Jul 2021

Initial learning from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

This report provides our initial thoughts on the learning government can draw from its response to COVID-19 to date.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Central Finance and Treasury, Government, efficiency and transparency, Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, COVID-19, People and Operational Management

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care, HM treasury

Published:
19 May 2021

Investigation into government funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic

This investigation explores government’s funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport, Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, HM treasury

Published:
23 Mar 2021

Public Service Pensions

This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, HM treasury, Ministry of Defence

Published:
19 Mar 2021

Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, COVID-19, Fraud, error and debt management, Major project delivery

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, HM treasury

Published:
7 Oct 2020