This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we are producing covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2013-14.
This report considers the effectiveness of the UK government’s cross-border travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 2005, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has incurred a total of £642 million in financial penalties relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England.
This privacy statement explains how the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and the National Audit Office (NAO) use and protect any data they hold about you. This statement also summarises your rights in relation to that data.
This report examines whether DCMS and Sport England have achieved value for money for spending on sport and physical activity.
The C&AG has reported on the 2019-20 Ministry of Defence accounts.
This an update on earlier reports by the NAO and Committee of Public Accounts on the progress of the Common Agricultural Policy Delivery Programme. It focuses primarily on the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments to English farmers and landowners and improvements to the process for the 2016 and future years.
UK Government says it is on track to meet target to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020. Local authorities’ ability to secure suitable school places and houses a risk to success. NAO estimate programme will cost £1.12bn by 2020.
The primary purpose of this paper is to provide the Bank of England with information relating to the management of conflicts of interest and some of the approaches we have encountered in other organisations. This does not constitute guidance, but has been provided to assist the Bank when it conducts its own internal review
The report sets out central government’s risk analysis, planning, and mitigation strategies prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
Ambulances need to travel fast! Ambulance drivers must take risks that regular drivers do not. This includes running red lights and travelling at high speeds through busy roads. However, to avoid accidents, precautions are taken to manage risks. The driver is trained, there are flashing blue lights and loud sirens. Delivering programmes at speed requires […]
This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.
The GREAT campaign enables government organisations to adopt consistent and effective brand management. To date, Cabinet Office has reported a return of £1.2 billion on its £113.5 million GREAT campaign investment. This is based on anticipated as well as actual expenditure by business, tourists and students.
This report examines the extent to which the UK’s product safety regime protects consumers from harm, focusing on the OPSS.
The report includes findings from external and internal inspection reviews of our audits. It gives details on the quality of our audit work.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for International Development 2012-13.
This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2012-13
This policy covers situations where National Audit Office employees need to raise a concern, and how to do this.
Quarterly and annual compliance statistics.