Test and trace in England – progress update
Published on:This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
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Investigation into how government increased the number of ventilators available to the NHS in response to COVID-19
Published on:This investigation provides an account of how public money was used to increase the number of ventilators available to the NHS.
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Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19
Published on:This report sets out the facts about government preparing the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19.
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UK Research and Innovation: providing support through grants
Published on:UKRI should strengthen its approach to taking bolder decisions and address data challenges to maximise value for money for the taxpayer.
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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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Auditing government’s pandemic response
Published on:Like governments around the world, ours has committed unprecedented amounts of public money to the fight against coronavirus. By the end of 2020, this reached £271 billion in the UK and will continue to increase. As the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office has been tracking the Government’s pandemic spending commitments, reporting […]
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Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme
Published on:This investigation sets out how the Department for Education set up and implemented the free school meals voucher scheme.
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Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children
Published on:Examining whether DfE is achieving value for money through its funding to support the attainment of disadvantaged children in England.
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Government cyber resilience
Published on:The cyber threat to UK government is severe; government must act now to protect its own operations and key public services.
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The impact of fraud and error on public funds 2023-24
Published on:We estimate that fraud & error cost the taxpayer £55-81 billion in 2023-24. This report introduces impact of fraud & error on public funds.
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Local government finance in the pandemic
Published on:This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
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Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown
Published on:This report looks at how effectively government met the needs of clinically extremely vulnerable through the shielding programme.
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Investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund
Published on:This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
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The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
Published on:This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
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Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Published on:This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.
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Improving family court services for children
Published on:The NAO’s latest report reviews the government’s approach to improving family court services for children in England and Wales.
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Energy bills support: an update
Published on:Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.
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Realising the benefits of St Helena Airport: a progress update
Published on:This report an update to the NAO’s 2016 report on the St Helena airport and the FCDO’s economic support of the St Helena government.
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HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2
Published on:Government must reset the HS2 programme successfully to avoid repeating past failures and to maximise value for money.
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Tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency
Published on:We set out seven high level lessons with recommendations on what the government can do now so that it will better prevent fraud and maintain standards during an emergency.