Monitoring and managing the children’s homes market
Summer 2025This study will examine DfE’s oversight of the children’s homes market, including supported accommodation.
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Afghanistan resettlement schemes
Autumn 2025The NAO will examine the Afghanistan resettlement schemes through two publications publishing in September 2025 and February 2026.
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Investigation into energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation
Autumn 2025This factual investigation will focus on how DESNZ and Ofgem have identified and responded to issues within the ECO4 and GBIS schemes.
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Investigation into the financial sustainability of England’s adult hospices
Autumn 2025This investigation will examine the hospice sector in England, focusing on funding, accessibility and plans to address challenges.
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Government’s understanding of its service costs
Autumn 2025This report is an initial assessment of government service costs, the need for better cost information and steps government can take.
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Financial management in government: insights and good practice
Autumn 2025The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.
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Government exits and redundancies
Autumn 2025This report will set out a broad framework for assessing how government staff exits and redundancies are conducted.
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BBC World Service
Autumn 2025This study will focus on how effectively the BBC is transforming the World Service in line with its strategy.
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Clinical negligence costs
Autumn 2025This National Audit Office upcoming report will set out the scale of changes to clinical negligence costs and what is driving these changes.
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Tackling benefit overpayments due to fraud and error
Autumn 2025Fraud and error in benefit expenditure is one of DWP’s most significant risks, with overpayments totalling £9.7 billion in 2023-24.
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Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service
Autumn 2025An upcoming NAO report will examine the Probation Service, which aims to protect the public through the effective rehabilitation of offenders.
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National Savings and Investments Business Transformation Programme
Autumn 2025NS&I is undertaking a Business Transformation Programme, formerly known as the Rainbow Programme. The aim is to transform how NS&I operates.
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Home-to-school transport
Autumn 2025This upcoming NAO study will consider the commissioning of, and spending on, home-to-school transport by local authorities in England.
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Police productivity
Autumn 2025An upcoming National Audit Office report will focus on the Home Office’s approach to supporting police forces to improve their productivity.
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Lessons learned: Government’s use of external consultants
Autumn 2025Government departments use external consultants as a source of skills and expertise. This study will lay out the facts on use of consultants.
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Tackling the challenges of growing numbers of people with frailty
Autumn 2025This upcoming NAO study will examine how effectively the government is tackling the challenges of growing numbers of people with frailty.
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Implementing climate-related reporting in central government
Autumn 2025Our upcoming report will provide insights on government’s approach so far to implementing climate-related reporting into the public sector.
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An analysis of the asylum system
Winter 2025/26This system analysis is intended to support ongoing Parliamentary scrutiny and further audit work on this complex area of public spending.
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Sizewell C
Winter 2025/26The study will support transparency and Parliamentary scrutiny of Sizewell C, and will review DESNZ’s current and future work on the project.
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The Bank of England’s Real-Time Gross Settlement Renewal Programme
Winter 2025/26This study will examine whether the Bank has managed the RTGS renewal programme effectively to achieve a new system resilient to future risk.