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.
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 guide has been produced to support the Justice Committee in its examination of
the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ’s) spending and performance.
This communication provides an understanding of an academy auditor’s role and the NAO’s expectation of them.
Government has opportunities to improve the efficient management of its workforce, including on recruitment, pay and performance management.
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.
Most public bodies do not know how much fraud they face and cannot demonstrate that they have the correct level of counter fraud resources.
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.
For combined authorities to deliver real progress they will need to demonstrate that they can drive economic growth and contribute to public sector reform.
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has reported on the 2024-25 accounts of the Department for Business and Trade.
The environment for government borrowing has become more challenging in recent years – requiring sustained focus from government.
This report examines the extent to which the regulation of private renting supports DLUHC’s aim to ensure fairness for renters.
The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the accounts of over 7,000 bodies across the public sector, including central and local government and public corporations such as the Bank of England, to produce an accounts-based picture of the UK’s public finances.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on DHSC’s 2024-25 financial statements.
The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion for HMRC’s Trust Statement, providing assurance to Parliament on the financial statements.
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.