Improving government data: A guide for senior leaders
Published on:This guide is aimed at accounting officers, chief executives, director
generals, directors and chief operating officers and people responsible for government services.
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Audit and Risk Assurance Committee effectiveness tool
Published on:Our tool is primarily based on guidance from central government, most notably HM Treasury’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Handbook.
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Evaluating government spending: an audit framework
Published on:We have prepared this guide to help accounting officers, other senior leaders and policymakers understand how the NAO assesses the robustness of the evaluation arrangements in departments.
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Framework to review models
Published on:This framework provides a structured, flexible approach to reviewing models. It is intended to aid those commissioning or undertaking analysis of a model with the aim of determining whether the model is robust and reasonable.
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Framework to review portfolios
Published on:This framework has a set of questions to assess whether a portfolio is achieving value for money
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Cyber and information security: Good practice guide
Published on:Audit committees should be scrutinising cyber security arrangements. To aid them, this guidance complements government advice by setting out high-level questions and issues for audit committees to consider.
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Climate change risk: A good practice guide for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees
Published on:This guide will help ARACs recognise how climate change risks could manifest themselves and support them in challenging senior management on their approach to managing climate change risks.
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Principles of effective regulation
Published on:This framework is intended as a useful tool for policymakers and regulators overseeing any given market.
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Framework to review programmes update April 2021
Published on:This review suggests key questions to ask when reviewing major programmes.
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Improving operational delivery in government
Published on:This guide will help senior leaders in government departments to manage and improve the way public services are delivered.
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Good practice guidance: Fraud and Error
Published on:This guide uses the NAO’s insights to show what can be done to counter the risk of fraud and error.
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Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial Reporting and Management during COVID-19
Published on:This guide helps audit and risk committee members to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on their organisations.
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Round-up for Audit Committees
Published on:This interactive round-up of NAO publications is intended to help Audit Committees, Boards and other users by outlining the latest NAO resources for governance and oversight, risk management and strategic management issues. It also sets out how to keep in touch with NAO insight on specific issues and/or sectors.
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Challenges in using data across government
Published on:This report draws together our experience of the main challenges and barriers to better use of data across government.
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Framework to review programmes
Published on:More recent version available We published an updated version of this framework in April 2021 Background Major programmes are expensive, high profile and carry great uncertainties and risks. It is not surprising that many fall short of their objectives, in terms of cost and/or outcomes. The NAO has completed about 140 reports on major projects […]
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Survival guide to challenging costs in major projects
Published on:This publication outlines some of the challenges in estimating and managing costs that we have observed in our work on major projects. It offers Accounting Officers and senior decision makers some ground rules and thoughts on factors to consider when challenging costs.
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Transformation guidance for audit committees
Published on:Transformation programmes can be highly complicated and risky. This guidance assists those overseeing them by setting out questions committees should ask during set-up, delivery and live-running phases.
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Good Practice from the Excellence in Reporting in the Public Sector Award – Building Public Trust Awards
Published on:The Building Public Trust Awards recognise outstanding corporate reporting that builds trust and transparency. This interactive document illustrates a range of good practice examples across annual reports in both the public and private sector.
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Cross-government funding of research and development
Published on:Government investment in science requires strategic vision and clear information so that it can ensure the UK is investing in the right areas. Our report is accompanied by an Evaluative Framework to guide effective cross-government coordination.
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Short guide for Environmental protection and sustainability
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.