National Audit Office publications

This good practice guidance reflects upon findings and recommendations drawn from 209 reports concerning 350 commercial arrangements that it has published over the past 20 years – including recent examinations of commercial activities triggered in response to the global pandemic.

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Contract lifecycle

Published:
20 Jul 2021

Financial sustainability of local authorities visualisation: update

Last updated – 20 July 2021 Background The data visualisation below describes changes in English local authorities’ financial circumstances over the last decade. It updates a number of pieces of analysis originally set out in our 2018 report Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018 and its accompanying data visualisation (2018). It also draws on and updates analysis and findings from our 2016 report Financial sustainability of local authorities: capital expenditure and resourcing and … Read more

Published:
20 Jul 2021

The challenges in implementing digital change

This report sets out the lessons for government and departments to learn from the experience of implementing digital change.

Sector(s): Digital Government

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, Digital, Digital service delivery, Major project delivery

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
21 Jul 2021

Climate change risk: A good practice guide for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees

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.

Sector(s): Audit committees and boards, Energy and environment

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Financial and risk management, Support for Audit Committees, Support to Boards

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
5 Aug 2021

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

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

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Home Office annual report and accounts 2020-2021

Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2020-21

Local government and net zero in England

Serious Fraud Office annual report and accounts 2020-21

Good practice guidance managing the commercial lifecycle

Financial sustainability of local authorities visualisation: update

The challenges in implementing digital change

Climate change risk: A good practice guide for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees

NAO briefing on cycling and walking