National Audit Office publications

Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme

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

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Contract lifecycle, 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

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report assesses the Home Office’s progress in delivering the National Law Enforcement Data Service programme to replace outdated police ICT systems.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, Contract lifecycle, Digital service delivery, Major project delivery, Oversight of service delivery, Transforming public services

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
10 Sep 2021

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): Contract lifecycle, Environmental sustainability, Major project delivery

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

Published:
15 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): Analysis, Environmental sustainability, Regulation

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

Published:
17 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

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

Departmental Overview 2020-21: The BBC Group

This overview summarises the work of the BBC Group, including what it does, how much it costs, recent and
planned changes and what to look out for across its main business areas and services.

Sector(s): Arts, media and sport

Performance Improvement area(s): Support to Boards

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
20 Oct 2021

Home Office Departmental financial overview 2020-21

A summary of Home Office spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration

Performance Improvement area(s): Support to Boards

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
20 Oct 2021

Reducing the backlog in criminal courts

This report assesses the government’s plans for, and progress, in reducing the backlog in criminal courts.

Sector(s): Law and the justice system

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19, Major project delivery

Department(s): Crown Prosecution Service, Ministry of Justice

Published:
22 Oct 2021

Cyber and information security: Good practice guide

Audit committees should be scrutinising cyber security arrangements. To aid them, this guidance complements government advice by setting out high-level questions and issues for audit committees to consider.

Sector(s): Digital Government

Performance Improvement area(s): Digital service delivery, Support for Audit Committees, Support to Boards, User choice and consumer protection

Published:
28 Oct 2021

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