This guide has been produced to support the International Development Committee and other Parliamentary Committees in their examination of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO’s) spending and performance.
This paper sets out how we constructed a counterfactual to establish how much water customers in England and Wales could have benefited from an alternative charging system between 2010/11 and 2014/15.
This investigation sets out how HMRC introduced the 2017 IR35 reforms, and what lessons it has learned and taken forward.
This guide has been produced to support the Justice Committee in its examination of
the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ’s) spending and performance.
The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) are the consolidated financial statements for the whole of the UK public sector, showing what the UK Government spends and receives, and what it owns and owes.
This is an interactive visualisation of the financial information contained within the Whole of Government accounts published over the last five years
Government has opportunities to improve the efficient management of its workforce, including on recruitment, pay and performance management.
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources.
With the number of further education (FE) colleges in financial difficulty expected to rise rapidly, there are fundamental structural problems which might require decisions at a regional or sector-wide level.
This communication provides an understanding of an academy auditor’s role and the NAO’s expectation of them.
This guide has been produced to support the Levelling up, Housing & Communities Committee in its examination of the Department for Levelling up, Housing & Communities’ (DLUHC’s) spending and performance for 2021-22.
Our Insights teams provide insights and expertise on how public services can be improved.
This report reviews developments in the sector and examines whether the Department, along with other departments with responsibility for local services, understands the impact of funding reductions on the financial and service sustainability of local authorities.
The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years – requiring sustained focus from government.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Department for Business and Trade.
This report examines the extent to which the regulation of private renting supports DLUHC’s aim to ensure fairness for renters.
For combined authorities to deliver real progress they will need to demonstrate that they can drive economic growth and contribute to public sector reform.
Covering leadership, skills and data, our guide covers the essential enablers to unlock the potential of your finance team.
This report evaluates whether Defra’s management of new tree-planting schemes is likely to achieve value for money.
The NAO’s policies and procedures for delivery its work are available to the public on request. This includes technical guidance and the Audit Manual.
The information in this guide draws on the findings from our financial audit programme of work and from publicly available sources, including the annual report and accounts of the Department and its bodies