The report focuses on how the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is preparing to exit from the EU. It is part of a series of NAO briefings on the key bodies in the centre of government and the major spending departments that have to deliver Exit programmes.
20 December 2017
Provides information on how the Department for Transport is organising itself to support a successful exit from the EU.
This report examines the progress made in delivering the Emergency Services Network and the
implications of the 2018 reset.
Our interactive data visualisation gives you a greater insight into the challenges faced by local authorities.
The file contains all of the impacts of £5,000 or more which contribute to the overall total financial impacts claimed by the NAO of £1,186 million for 2012.
Financial impacts represent our estimate of the financial benefits achieved following implementation of the NAO’s recommendations to government.
Estimates are subject to internal quality assurance review, are agreed with senior management of the audited bodies and are independently validated by our external auditors.
The Department is exerting stronger oversight and sanctioning under-performing providers but there remain issues to resolve, such as more timely identification of underperformance and ineligible payments.
The affordability of the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan.
Hetan Shah becomes the NAO’s latest non-executive Board member, following approval of his appointment by the Public Accounts Commission.
This report examines waiting time standards for elective and cancer treatment and factors associated with performance in meeting these standards.
Have you ever had the frustration of having to provide the same information about yourself to different government services? Have you ever had to make decisions without information about what does and doesn’t work? Data is fundamental to delivering public services, improving systems and processes, and supporting sound decisions – but accessing accurate data is […]
This report assesses the Ministry of Defence’s approach to reducing and reforming its civilian workforce.
This report is about the Department for Work & Pensions’ support to help disabled people overcome barriers to work.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Business Appointment Rules, but has not published any guidelines, and has no oversight of departmental compliance.
Shortcomings must be addressed if value for money is to be secured in the future for users of social care “personal budgets” once they are extended to all eligible users by April 2013.
Last updated – 04 September 2019 Introduction HM Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. It is responsible for supporting the independent judiciary in the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales and for non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In […]
Government is taking longer than it should to appoint non-executive directors (NED) to public positions, and these delays can leave gaps on boards, creating risks to governance, and reducing the number of high-quality candidates.
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.
This report reviews government’s progress in improving the planning and spending framework since we last reported in July 2016.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
The report examines whether to inform decisions across the BBC, the Corporation efficiently, effectively and economically understands how people use and respond to the full range of its services.