Government is taking longer than it should to appoint non-executive directors (NED) to public positions, and these delays can leave gaps on boards, creating risks to governance, and reducing the number of high-quality candidates.
Although government provides billions in tax reliefs each year to encourage growth, it does not monitor or evaluate them closely enough.
Hetan Shah becomes the NAO’s latest non-executive Board member, following approval of his appointment by the Public Accounts Commission.
Government has provided more than £20 billion of support to biomass businesses, but it can’t yet demonstrate the technology is sustainable.
DCMS spends nearly £10 billion each year. This guide the key information and insights that can be gained from our examinations of DCMS.
Governance and oversight of franchised higher education provision needs to be strengthened following instances of fraud and abuse in the sector.
Governance and oversight of franchised higher education provision needs to be strengthened following instances of fraud and abuse in the sector.
DLUHC spends around £33 billion each year to support people, places and communities. This guide examines DLUHC’s spending and performance.
Significant annual savings worth tens of billions of pounds are available through improving public sector productivity, the head of the NAO will say.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.
The Financial Conduct Authority is making significant changes in response to its new responsibilities and past regulatory failures, but it needs to manage the related risks if it’s to meet its commitments, including reducing and preventing financial crime, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
Our report looks at how the Financial Conduct Authority is responding to changes in its regulatory powers and wider developments in the financial services sector.
The government is underprepared for extreme weather events, such as severe floods, which have the potential to cause significant disruption, a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) says.
Government has opportunities to improve the efficient management of its workforce, including on recruitment, pay and performance management.
Government has opportunities to improve the efficient management of its workforce, including on recruitment, pay and performance management.
This guide has been produced to support the Education Committee in its examination of the DfE’s spending and performance.
The Environment Agency has cut its forecast for the number of additional properties that will be better protected from flooding by 40% since plans were first unveiled in 2020, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
Government has delayed plans to cap lifetime social care costs and scaled back plans for reforming the system it set out in December 2021.
Our report looks at how DHSC is responding to the challenges facing adult social care in England, and its progress delivering reforms.
This guide has been produced to support the Home Affairs Committee in its examination of the Home Office’s spending and performance.