National Audit Office publications

Lessons learned: Delivering programmes at speed

Insights to help decision-makers determine when or how a programme should be delivered at speed.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Major project delivery

Published:
24 Sep 2021

Investigation into underpayment of State Pension

Report examining the underpayment of state pension, setting out how this happened and what DWP is doing to rectify this.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Fraud, error and debt management

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
22 Sep 2021

Understanding storm overflows: Exploratory analysis of Environment Agency data

Insights we have drawn from exploratory analysis of data used by the Environment Agency as part of its regulation of storm overflows

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Regulation

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
17 Sep 2021

Winter 2021

Regulation of private renting

This report will examine whether the regulation of private renting supports government’s aim to make the sector fair and affordable.

Posted 16 September 2021 in: Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation

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NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

The Environmental Land Management scheme

This report examines the strategic management of the Environmental Land Management scheme.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Food and farming

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Major project delivery

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
15 Sep 2021

The National Law Enforcement Data Programme

This report assesses the Home Office’s progress in delivering the National Law Enforcement Data Service programme to replace outdated police ICT systems.

Sector(s): Law and the justice system

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Digital service delivery, Major project delivery, Oversight of service delivery, Transforming public services

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
10 Sep 2021

Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme

This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.

Sector(s): Energy and environment

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Environmental sustainability, Major project delivery, Operations and process management, Oversight of service delivery, Performance measurement

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Published:
8 Sep 2021

NAO briefing on cycling and walking

Briefing note to support the APPG for Cycling and Walking’s inquiry into DfT’s forthcoming Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 2.

Sector(s): Parliament

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
1 Sep 2021

Autumn 2021

NHS supply chain finance investigation

Prior to its collapse in March 2021, Greensill Capital (UK) Limited (Greensill) was involved in the provision of supply chain finance to enable community pharmacies to be reimbursed quickly for dispensing NHS prescriptions. Greensill was also involved in a scheme that enabled employees of NHS Trusts to access their salaries early. Following the Treasury Select … Read more

Posted 25 August 2021 in: Commissioning and contract management, Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Commercial and regulation

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NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Briefing for Health Select Committee

In March 2021, the C&AG submitted evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into the Department of Health & Social Care’s White Paper, ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care’. This drew on the National Audit Office’s past body of work to highlight the main risks and opportunities the White Paper presents, both in terms of effective implementation of the proposed reforms and in terms of making progress towards overarching health and social care policy aims.

Sector(s): Audit committees and boards, Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
9 Aug 2021

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