A summary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.
Background The local auditor reporting application presents the opinions of local auditors on local public bodies’ financial statements and conclusions on whether they have proper arrangements in place to secure value for money. The data is presented through an interactive map which allows users to explore auditor reporting for nine different types of local body […]
This short guide summarises the work of The Local Government Boundary Commission for England
The C&AG has reported on the 2019-20 accounts of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Last updated – 01 February 2021 About this tool Childhood obesity is a worsening problem which successive governments have attempted to address. The childhood obesity data visualisation is an exploratory tool. It should enable users to identify avenues for local exploration, including potentially similar local areas to explore over time. This interactive data visualisation supports the National Audit Office report on Childhood Obesity which was published in September 2020. The data we present […]
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
This report examines the current care market and the Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing it.
This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
2019 will be a pivotal year for local government in England. Numerous difficult and open-ended questions need rapid resolution, at a time when government focus and capacity is directed elsewhere. Drawing on a number of our recent reports, here I explore some of the challenges facing the sector, from budget cuts and growing social care […]
This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified & remediation for buildings within government’s portfolio is slow.
DLUHC spends around £33 billion each year to support people, places and communities. This guide examines DLUHC’s spending and performance.
This Overview looks at the local government landscape during the last financial year and summarises both matters of likely interest to Parliament as well as our work with local authorities. The NAO prepares statutory guidance on how local auditors should meet their responsibilities.
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.
The condition of local roads in England is declining and the backlog to return them to a good state of repair is increasing.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the NAO has reported on the Whole of Government Accounts for 2021-22.
Our report examines whether local governance arrangements provide assurance that local authority spending achieves value and authorities are financially sustainable
Government needs to ensure its growth plans for Cambridge are aligned with its £6-7bn investment in a new regional railway (East West Rail, Oxford to Cambridge), so it can maximise the economic benefits of the line, a new report by the National Audit Office says.
Our report aims to increase transparency by taking stock of what the Homes for Ukraine scheme has achieved to date, for what cost, and what can be learned.