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  1. Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies

    Report Value for money

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    This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.

  3. The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme

    Report Value for money

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    This study will assess whether the Department and Network Rail’s are in a position to deliver the Transpennine Route Upgrade successfully.

  4. Find a local public body’s audit report

    Overview Interactive visualisation

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    This map tool map lets you explore where auditors have issued non-standard reports locally in the NHS and local government in England.

  5. Financial management in government: insights and good practice

    Work in progress

    Winter 2024/25

    The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.

  6. HM Revenue & Customs 2020-21 Accounts

    Report Financial audit

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    Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2020-21 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs.

  8. Delivering programmes at speed

    Insight Lessons learned

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    Insights to help decision-makers determine when or how a programme should be delivered at speed.

  9. Evaluating government spending

    Report Value for money

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    This report examines government’s progress in developing the provision and use of evaluation evidence across government.

  12. 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 […]

  14. A short guide to the Electoral Commission

    Overview Short guide

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    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.

  15. Lessons learned from Major Programmes

    Insight Lessons learned

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    This report examines lessons from our work on major programmes, including transport, defence and energy programmes.

  16. 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.

  17. The Ajax programme

    Report Value for money

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    This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.

  18. Local auditor reporting application

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    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 […]

  20. Optimising the defence estate

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    This report examines the Ministry of Defence’s progress in optimising its estate and disposing of sites that are not needed.