National Audit Office publications

Tackling the tax gap

This report examines the effectiveness of HMRC’s approach, in partnership with HM Treasury, in reducing the tax gap.

Sector(s): Tax

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs, HM treasury

Published:
22 Jul 2020

Whole of Government Accounts 2018-19

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Whole of Government Accounts 2018-2019.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Department(s): HM treasury

Published:
21 Jul 2020

Review of the Town Deals selection process

This report sets out the process by which MHCLG chose the 101 towns in England it invited to develop Town Deals.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
21 Jul 2020

Specialist skills in the civil service

This report examines the progress the government has made in developing specialist skills in the civil service.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Operations and process management, Oversight of service delivery, Strategic centre of government

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
17 Jul 2020

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

The Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the DVLA Trust Statement.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
16 Jul 2020

Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance: Support for exports

This report examines Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) progress and performance in supporting UK exports.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, International, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth

Department(s): Department for International Trade, UK Export Finance

Published:
15 Jul 2020

Universal Credit: getting to first payment

This report examines how the DWP is managing the process of getting to first payment in Universal Credit.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
10 Jul 2020

Late 2020

Government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic

This report will set out the scale of COVID-19-related procurement, how rules have changed and the management of associated risks.

Posted 9 July 2020 in: Commissioning and contract management, Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management, COVID-19

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Asylum accommodation and support

This report examines the government’s replacement of the COMPASS contracts for accommodation and support for asylum seekers.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Children and families, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery, Customer management, Local service delivery, Operational and programme delivery, Oversight of service delivery, Performance measurement

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
3 Jul 2020

Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts 2019-20

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual report and accounts 2019-20