2021 was a big year for government’s commitments to the environment. The statutory target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was backed up with a strategy and the Environment Bill gives legal force to nature recovery targets. The challenge now lies in turning targets and strategies into actions that will combat rising […]
This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
This guide will help ARACs recognise how climate change risks could manifest themselves and support them in challenging senior management on their approach to managing climate change risks.
Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions will be a colossal challenge for the UK and one that will require all parts of government to work together. The NAO has audited numerous cross-government projects and programmes in the past, ranging from the 2012 Olympics to preparations for EU Exit. This experience has given us a deep […]
This report considers how well HMRC has managed tax debt through the pandemic.
This investigation sets out how MHCLG is overseeing the remediation of dangerous cladding under its Building Safety Programme.
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Whole of Government Accounts 2018-2019.
There have been improvements in the way government plans and manages public sector activity, but the NAO does not consider that there exists a coherent, enduring framework for planning and management.
This report is published alongside ‘Spending Review 2015’.
Over the next five years the NAO will continue to play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively government spends public money.
The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples in public sector reports.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has made progress in setting up its new programme to release enough public sector land for 160,000 homes by 2020 but the programme has had a relatively slow start.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests made to the NAO in 2024.
This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.
This report examines the strategic management of the Environmental Land Management scheme.
This report examines water regulators effectiveness in ensuring the nation’s future water supply and attracting necessary investments.
This investigation provides an account of how public money was used to increase the number of ventilators available to the NHS.
There have been improvements in the way government plans and manages public sector activity, but the NAO does not consider that there exists a coherent, enduring framework for planning and management.
This report is published alongside ‘Government’s management of its performance: progress with single departmental plans’.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
Last December, the government published a Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement. It stressed that investments should be subject to consideration of the public good, including supporting national priorities. It discussed leveraging commercial activity to achieve social and environmental value. For our good practice guidance for managing the commercial lifecycle, we examined similar opportunities and […]
Through our new strategy, we’ll contribute to more productive and resilient public services, and better financial management and reporting.