Over the next five years the NAO will continue to play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively the government spends public money.

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Our ambition is to contribute to two distinct outcomes – helping to improve the productivity and resilience of public services and supporting better financial management and reporting in government. Our new strategy sets out how we will achieve this.

Our strategy is also clear that government will need to innovate if it is to deliver effective and affordable public services. We will use our public audit perspective to highlight positive examples of innovation within the public sector and take account of government’s risk appetite in our audit approach.

The NAO Strategy 2025-2030 is subject to approval by the Public Accounts Commission in March 2025.

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