The government estate is made up of properties that deliver services directly to the public. This study will examine the roles of the Office of Government Property and of departments in managing and planning property maintenance.
Our report found that the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.
Following years of underinvestment, the overall condition of school buildings is declining. Around 700,000 pupils attend a school that needs major rebuilding or refurbishment.
This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.
This report provides a progress update on the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme.
This report looks at the Restoration and Renewal Programme to identify potential risks and recommend how these may be addressed.
This report sets out the facts about the maintenance of the museums and galleries sponsored by government.
This report examines the extent to which the UK’s product safety regime protects consumers from harm, focusing on the OPSS.
This report examines whether single living accommodation meets the needs of the Ministry of Defence and service personnel.
This report examines the Ministry of Defence’s progress in optimising its estate and disposing of sites that are not needed.
Our People and Operational Management Insights team are experts in the challenges facing government in service delivery, workforce, people skills and capability management.
This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has committed itself to annual rental bills of nearly £200 million and lost out on billions of pounds of asset value as a result of selling and leasing back the majority of its married quarters estate to Annington Property Limited in 1996 because of the subsequent steep increase in house prices and rents.
This investigation builds on our previous work on NHS Property Services Limited and examines the progress the Service has made.
This report describes progress following the second phase of HMCTS’s reform programme, which ended in January 2019.
Some departments are on their way towards having a structured and strategic approach to property asset management. But central government departments are still a long way from achieving full value for money from their office accommodation, according to the National Audit Office. In a report out today, the government’s spending watchdog found that departments could […]
The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has committed itself to annual rental bills of nearly £200 million and lost out on billions of pounds of asset value as a result of selling and leasing back the majority of its married quarters estate to Annington Property Limited in 1996 because of the subsequent steep increase in house prices and rents.