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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

Winter 2021/22

Investigation into government’s management of COVID-19 contracts

This investigation will examine the way government is managing its COVID-19 contracts and the goods it has received to date.

Posted 20 July 2021 in: Commissioning and contract management, Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial, Commercial and regulation, COVID-19

Contact:

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

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

Good practice guidance managing the commercial lifecycle

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

Serious Fraud Office annual report and accounts 2020-21

The C&AG has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of the Serious Fraud Office.

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

Department(s): Serious Fraud Office

Published:
16 Jul 2021

Spring 2022

Managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending

This study will examine whether the government has protected value for money in managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending.

Posted 16 July 2021 in: International

Performance Improvement area(s): International issues

Contact:

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

Local government and net zero in England

This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, HM treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
16 Jul 2021

Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2020-21

The C&AG of the NAO, Gareth Davies, has qualified his opinion on the regularity of DWP’s 2020-21 financial statements.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

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

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
15 Jul 2021

Home Office annual report and accounts 2020-2021

The National Audit Office has reported on the 2020-2021 accounts of the Home Office.

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Home Office

Published:
14 Jul 2021