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Rolling out smart meters

This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s progress in rolling out smart meters.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Regulation, consumers and competition

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

Published:
23 Nov 2018

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit

This is our second report on the progress Defra has made in preparing for EU Exit.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Education and skills, Energy and environment, Food and farming

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
12 Sep 2018

Met Office annual report and accounts 2017-18

The C&AG has reported on the dismissal of the Chief Executive of the Met Office. The accounts are not qualified

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Energy and environment

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

Published:
25 Jul 2018

The packaging recycling obligations

This report identifies lessons from the management and performance of the packaging recycling obligation system.

Sector(s): Energy and environment

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
23 Jul 2018

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: progress with reducing risk at Sellafield

This report examines the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s role, its governance, and the complex challenges it faces in delivering its long-term mission; progress with reducing high hazard and risk at Sellafield, and limitations to faster progress; and the NDA and Sellafield Limited’s plans to ensure sustainable progress at Sellafield.

Sector(s): Energy and environment

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

Published:
20 Jun 2018

Investigation into the 2017 auction for low-carbon electricity generation contracts

This report sets out the history of Contracts for Difference and how the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy designed the 2017 auction, including the changes it made to the rules related to the capacity cap, and the impact these changes had.

Sector(s): Energy and environment

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

Published:
16 May 2018

Low carbon heating of homes and businesses and the Renewable Heat Incentive

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a scheme to encourage a switch from fossil fuel heating systems to renewable and low-carbon alternatives in homes and business premises in Great Britain. Our report assesses the value for money of the RHI for Great Britain.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Energy and environment

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability

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

Published:
23 Feb 2018

Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The report focuses on how the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is preparing to exit from the EU. It is part of a series of NAO briefings on the key bodies in the centre of government and the major spending departments that have to deliver Exit programmes.

20 December 2017

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Europe, Food and farming

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
20 Dec 2017

Air Quality

This National Audit Office briefing gives an overview of government’s approach to improving air quality in the UK. It has been prepared in support of a joint inquiry by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee, the Health Committee and the Transport Committee. It examines why air quality matters; the UK’s plan for improving air quality; and risks and success factors for delivery of government’s air quality plans.

16 November 2017

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Parliament

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education, Department for Transport, Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
16 Nov 2017