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  1. NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

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    Our annual report and accounts provides a detailed account of all our work, our performance progress and the impact of our work in 2024-25.

  2. The BBC’s strategic financial management

    Report Value for money

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    This report assesses how the BBC has positioned itself to respond to financial and strategic challenges and opportunities.

  5. I won’t be satisfied until the NAO is a fantastic place to work for all

    Insight Opinion

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    In January of this year, I took on senior level responsibility for leading the NAO’s people agenda as we reviewed and reset our strategy. I quickly recognised that that this was to be a significant undertaking for the organisation, with much work to do if we are to become the exemplar employer that we aspire […]

  6. What should we ask ourselves to break the cycle of poor programme performance?

    Insight Opinion

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    We are keen to support those responsible for both delivering and overseeing government programmes. In that spirit, we today publish our Framework to review programmes summarising what we ask when auditing major programmes. It draws from our experience of around 200 studies and includes examples of what we have seen. Our work provides insights on […]

  7. Let’s get down to business

    Insight Opinion

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    At the National Audit Office, we come across many business cases when looking at government programmes. A strong business case is vital for effective decision making and for successfully delivering intended outcomes. The foundation of a business case is a clear understanding of what success will look like for a programme – the strategic case. […]

  8. Immigration enforcement

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    This report assesses whether the Home Office’s activities for enforcing immigration rules are achieving its vision.

  9. The production and distribution of cash

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines the role played by the public bodies involved in operating and overseeing the cash system.

  11. Government has increased its climate change ambition, now it must step up to the challenge

    Insight Opinion

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    Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions will be a colossal challenge for the UK and one that will require all parts of government to work together. The NAO has audited numerous cross-government projects and programmes in the past, ranging from the 2012 Olympics to preparations for EU Exit. This experience has given us a deep […]

  12. Utilising technology when working from home

    Insight Opinion

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    COVID-19 is affecting us all. The way we live, work and socialise has changed dramatically. The National Audit Office is no different, our staff are working from home and we will also have an important role to play in reporting on the government’s response to COVID-19. We’re resharing some of our knowledge on how organisations […]

  15. Childhood obesity data visualisation

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    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 […]