This interactive round-up of NAO publications is intended to help Audit Committees, Boards and other users by outlining the latest NAO resources for governance and oversight, risk management and strategic management issues. It also sets out how to keep in touch with NAO insight on specific issues and/or sectors.
This study assesses the effectiveness of the government’s activity to combat fraud
Our guide sets out the elements to consider & questions to support good practice and value for money, through real examples from our reports.
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.
Government can save significant sums of time and money by improving how it engages with technology suppliers.
This report examines the progress made in improving the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements. Delays in completing audited accounts can have significant implications for local accountability and the effective management of public money.
Highlights from the C&AG’s Section 2 report on DVLA’s assessment, collection and proper allocation of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
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
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.
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 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.
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.