DfT has strengthened how it supports use of new science and technology, but must establish a clearer risk appetite and provide better support.
This overview sets out the cost of running the rail system in England and the challenges and opportunities facing government.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
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.
We are delighted to announce that Verity Prime and Laura Lucking have joined the NAO as our new Executive Directors, as a job-share.
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This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
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 […]
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 sets out how MHCLG is overseeing the remediation of dangerous cladding under its Building Safety Programme.
This report considers how well HMRC has managed tax debt through the pandemic.
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’.
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.
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Whole of Government Accounts 2018-2019.
Over the next five years the NAO will continue to play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively government spends public money.
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.