Energy bills support schemes ‘undoubtedly successful at protecting majority of consumers’
Published on:Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit
Published on:This is our second report on the progress Defra has made in preparing for EU Exit.
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The Green Investment Bank
Published on:This examines whether the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has achieved the objectives of the UK Green Investment Bank intervention, and whether UK Government Investments has achieved value for money in the subsequent sale of the Bank.
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Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme
Published on:A new NAO report sets out the reasons for failures in the government’s energy efficiency scheme for homes.
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The government is not sufficiently prepared for the increasing risk from animal disease
Published on:Key public bodies are insufficiently prepared for a major animal disease outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one.
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Measuring and reporting public sector greenhouse gas emissions
Published on:This report examines if government is achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities.
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Local auditor reporting in England 2018
Published on:The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.
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Investigation into government’s management of the Business Appointment Rules
Published on:The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Business Appointment Rules, but has not published any guidelines, and has no oversight of departmental compliance.
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Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error could save government billions
Published on:Data analytics are a vital tool to tackle fraud and error, but savings so far have been modest compared to the amount potentially achievable.
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Equity investment in privately financed projects
Published on:Equity investors have helped to deliver many public sector infrastructure projects via the Private Finance Initiative and have managed them in ways from which the public sector can learn. Against a background of limited information, evidence gathered by the National Audit Office raises concern that the public sector is paying more than it should for equity investment.
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Due diligence processes for potential donations
Published on:With charities such as museums and galleries relying increasingly on donations to supplement public grant funding, this report summarises the issues faced and best-practice management of the risks associated with donations as a source of income.
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Government can release resources and improve accountability by tailoring governance and audit requirements for small public bodies
Published on:Government can release resources and improve accountability by tailoring governance and audit requirements for small public bodies.
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Step change needed in government financial management, NAO head to say in annual speech
Published on:Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, will deliver his annual speech in Parliament to MPs and civil servants on 10 February 2026.
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NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
Published on:The NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 provides details about our work and performance.
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New non-executive Board member appointment
Published on:Following approval by the Public Accounts Commission we have appointed a new non-executive Board member, Alistair Conner.
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Planning for 100% local retention of business rates
Published on:DCLG has made good progress in its design of 100% local business rates retention but faces a challenging timescale for delivery.
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Tackling problem debt
Published on:This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.
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The BBC’s management of strategic contracts with the private sector
Published on:The BBC Trust today (18 March 2009) published an independent report it had commissioned from the National Audit Office on the BBC’s management of its strategic contracts with the private sector. Jeremy Peat, BBC Trustee, said: “The Trust welcomes this report from the NAO into the BBC’s strategic contracts. We are pleased that the NAO […]
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Over-optimism in government projects
Published on:Optimism bias in public sector projects is not a new phenomenon. But it is one that persists, frequently undermining projects’ value for money as time and cost are under estimated and benefits over estimated. This report uses our back catalogue to illustrate the consequences of over optimism. In doing so, we have identified some contributory factors – such as project complexity and an organisation’s culture of challenge.
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The use of sanctions and rewards in the public sector
Published on:This report contributes to the debate on incentivising public sector performance. It brings together the evidence on the effectiveness of sanctions and rewards (we commissioned Deloitte to conduct a review of the literature), summarises the results of our survey on their use in central government, and provides a practical guide on how to use them well. Discussions about how to lever greater levels of performance increasingly propose the use of these measures.