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  2. Cyber and information security: Good practice guide

    Insight Good practice guides

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    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.

  3. Tackling the challenges facing public sector spending

    Insight Opinion

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    Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the NAO’s role has been to provide Parliament and the public with evidence-based reports on how public money has been used to tackle the crisis. So far we have published 12 reports on different elements of the pandemic response, including for example the test and trace programme; the procurement of […]

  5. Crossrail – a progress update

    Report Value for money

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    This report makes recommendations for Crossrail Ltd and the programme sponsors as Crossrail nears completion.

  6. Tackling local breaches of air quality

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines government’s progress in tackling local breaches of NO2 limits and its performance on air quality more broadly.

  7. Supporting better value in public procurement

    Insight Opinion

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    The NAO’s good practice guide for managing the commercial lifecycle The government’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn renewed, and possibly unprecedented, attention to public procurement and commercial practice in government. Our aim at the NAO is to provide an independent and evidence-based perspective, on how public authorities can achieve better outcomes and value […]

  10. Efficiency in government

    Insight Lessons learned

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    This report identifies key issues government will need to consider when attempting to increase its efficiency.

  11. Improving operational delivery in government

    Insight Good practice guides

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    This guide will help senior leaders in government departments to manage and improve the way public services are delivered.

  14. Regulation of private renting

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the extent to which the regulation of private renting supports DLUHC’s aim to ensure fairness for renters.

  15. Achieving value for money for government’s environmental goals

    Insight Opinion

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    2021 was a big year for government’s commitments to the environment. The statutory target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was backed up with a strategy and the Environment Bill gives legal force to nature recovery targets. The challenge now lies in turning targets and strategies into actions that will combat rising […]

  16. Climate Change risk: Are We Doing Enough, Fast Enough?

    Insight Opinion

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    “The world is now living through climate change, not watching it draw near” is the stark warning delivered by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), in its sixth assessment report (AR6). In risk speak, high-impact, low-likelihood events will become more likely with higher temperatures. With COP 26 fast approaching and extreme weather events becoming […]

  17. Good practice guidance: Fraud and Error

    Insight Good practice guides

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    This guide uses the NAO’s insights to show what can be done to counter the risk of fraud and error.