A financial overview of the rail system in England
Published on:This overview sets out the cost of running the rail system in England and the challenges and opportunities facing government.
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Principles of effective regulation
Published on:This framework is intended as a useful tool for policymakers and regulators overseeing any given market.
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FOI request and disclosure log 2023
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
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Investigation into government’s actions to combat waste crime in England
Published on:This investigation assesses government’s oversight of the waste industry and what action is taken to address illegal activity.
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Achieving value for money for government’s environmental goals
Published on: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 […]
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Climate change risk: A good practice guide for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees
Published on: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.
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Our new Executive Directors
Published on: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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Investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund
Published on:This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
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Managing tax debt through the pandemic
Published on:This report considers how well HMRC has managed tax debt through the pandemic.
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Government has increased its climate change ambition, now it must step up to the challenge
Published on: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 […]
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Building Public Trust Awards – Examples of good practice in annual reports 2015
Published on: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.
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Disposal of public land for new homes: a progress report
Published on: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.
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Investigation into remediating dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings
Published on:This investigation sets out how MHCLG is overseeing the remediation of dangerous cladding under its Building Safety Programme.
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Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19
Published on:Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Whole of Government Accounts 2018-2019.
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Government’s management of its performance: progress with single departmental plans
Published on: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’.
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FOI request and disclosure log 2024
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests made to the NAO in 2024.
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Achieving net zero
Published on:This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.
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NAO Strategy 2025-2030 | Trust, Value, Impact
Published on:Over the next five years the NAO will continue to play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively government spends public money.
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Investigation into how government increased the number of ventilators available to the NHS in response to COVID-19
Published on:This investigation provides an account of how public money was used to increase the number of ventilators available to the NHS.