We help Parliament hold government to account for spending public money and, in so doing, drive improvements in public services. To achieve this, we provide system wide, integrated and independent public audit, drawing on the distinctive framework of rights set out for us by Parliament.
This strategy sets out how we will continue to improve the diversity of our workforce.
This report summarises our progress and activities over the final year of the 2015-2018 Diversity & Inclusion strategy. As part of our commitment to the Public Sector Equality Duty we also publish equality data in a separate report.
Our Annual Report sets out the NAO’s performance over 2017-18 and reflects on our achievements.
Our strategy 2018-2019 to 2020-2021 sets out how the NAO will meet new challenges and maximise our effectiveness to support Parliament in holding government to account and improving public services, and the resources we need to do this.
This review looks at HM Treasury’s processes in its analysis of the impact of leaving the European Union, and provides comparisons with other published studies.
This report summarises our progress over the second year of the 2015-2018 Diversity & Inclusion strategy. As part of our commitment to the Public Sector Equality Duty we also publish equality data in a separate report.
The government has agreed that Principal Accounting Officers of the main central government departments should provide a statement of their accountability systems, covering all of the relevant accountability relationships within the department, including relationships with arm’s length bodies and third party delivery partners in an Accounting Officer System Statement. This requirement does not apply to the NAO, but our accountability relationships and processes are set out in full in our Governance Statement and other sections of the Annual Report.
Our strategy 2017-2018 to 2019-2020 sets out how the NAO will meet our new challenges and maximise our effectiveness to support Parliament in holding government to account and improving public services, and the resources we need to do this.
The Annual Report highlights that, during 2015-16, we certified 368 accounts, published 65 reports on a wide range of public expenditure issues, supported 47 evidence sessions of the Committee of Public Accounts and met our efficiency targets. Our recommendations and reports on good practice helped government improve public services, and our work led to audited savings of £1.21 billion in 2015.