A plan by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills to reduce complexity and administrative burdens in the further education and skills sector, despite improving some processes, has had only limited impact on providers’ costs.
The NAO supports Parliament by looking at how government has spent money delivering its policies and if that money has been used in the best way to achieve the intended outcome.
This report looks at the Office for Student’s responsibilities for financial regulation of higher education providers.
Our report assesses government’s progress in tackling unnecessary waste, and concludes it lacks effective long-term plans.
The National Audit Office (NAO) spends over £30 million a year on externally purchased goods and services. This ranges from professional services such as financial, research and legal services, to training and management consultancy, IT, Facilities and stationery. The NAO Procurement Team is committed to delivering value for money procurement solutions in line with legislative requirements and established best practice.
This report looks at the set-up of the UK infrastructure Bank, including HM Treasury’s planning before launch.
In this report we describe the civil service’s training and development of its leaders, focusing on the senior civil service and the pipeline of future senior leaders
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.
Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England.
This report examines whether DCMS and Sport England have achieved value for money for spending on sport and physical activity.
This report examines the Department for Education’s evaluation of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
Following years of underinvestment, the overall condition of school buildings is declining. Around 700,000 pupils attend a school that needs major rebuilding or refurbishment.
This report examines the Department for International Trade’s strategy for supporting investment into the UK.
This report examines the recent exit of energy suppliers from the market and government’s role in managing the exits.
This investigation explores government’s funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In our ever-increasing digital and automatized world, certain buzzwords are becoming more centre stage in the public sector. One of them is “artificial intelligence”. While the concept, and development, of artificial intelligence is not new (artificial intelligence was first recognised as a formal discipline in the mid-1950s), it is a word that has been casually […]
We outline how the pandemic has moved many aspects of our lives online, helping us stay connected but making us more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
Learn about whistleblowing and the Comptroller & Auditor General’s role as a ‘prescribed person’ who can receive whistleblowing disclosures.
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.
The C&AG has reported on the 2014-15 accounts of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland Lottery Distribution.