Government compensation schemes, including those for Windrush and Infected Blood, are making progress in handling claims and processing pay-outs. But there is more to do to identify all eligible claimants and minimise delays. Read our report: https://ow.ly/R15W50YJNxq

Recent @nao.org.uk work on HMRC's large business directorate praised its cooperative approach and found there is little doubt that it is providing good value for money? What lessons can be learned from that, and how can HMRC build on that success? @CSWnews article 👇

The Green Signals podcast is always a great listen and so it was a real pleasure to sit down for a chat about our recent @nao.org.uk report on Northern Powerhouse Rail Links to podcast: www.greensignals.org/podcast/reme... NAO report is on our website here: www.nao.org.uk/reports/nort...

Space weather, such as solar flares, can disrupt infrastructure and technology on Earth. The government has invested in improving its forecasting capability, but there are still gaps in its preparedness which must be addressed. Read our report: www.nao.org.uk/reports/the-...

Space weather is not something you'll pick up in your usual weather report, but can result in disruption to infrastructure on earth, including aviation, rail, and electricity networks @nao.org.uk takes a look at what gov is doing to plan and respond www.nao.org.uk/reports/the-...

The Northern Powerhouse Rail programme needs closer alignment with national and local growth plans and stronger collaboration between Whitehall and northern authorities if it is to deliver the economic benefits promised, the National Audit Office (@nao.org.uk) has warned Full story: buff.ly/ONHFYBK

Poor transport links in the north of England are hampering the region's economic growth Our @nao.org.uk report looks at Northern Powerhouse Rail, and the work that has been underway since 2014 to develop plans www.nao.org.uk/reports/nort...

A step change in financial management in government is needed to drive better value public services The head of @nao.org.uk gave his annual speech in Parliament yesterday, drawing on what we seen across our audits of government spending Link to speech below www.nao.org.uk/insights/ste...

Annual reports & accounts are critical publications supporting transparency and accountability. They detail your organisation's performance, including successes & challenges. So what's the best way to present this? Our guide gives you the low down ⬇️ www.nao.org.uk/insights/goo...

Read our learnings and insights from more than 400 financial audits. Many government departments, other agencies and organisations experience the same challenges, such as data & reporting quality, IT controls, and asset management Report: nao.org.uk/insights/aud...

HM Treasury's regulation Action Plan aims to drive economic growth and save £5.6 billion a year by 2030 by cutting administrative burdens. Our new report examines the progress made in implementing the Action Plan so far. Read the full report here: nao.org.uk/reports/regu...

The New Hospital Programme now has a more realistic timetable, with final hospitals due in 2045–46. But for RAAC-affected hospitals, a tight construction schedule with little contingency for delays means there are significant delivery risks. Our report: nao.org.uk/reports/upda...

Anyone who is learning to drive - or have friends and family doing so - will recognise the frustration of not being able to get a driving test where they want and within a reasonable time Our @nao.org.uk report looks at the causes of backlogs and DVSA's actions in response 👇

Do you understand the asylum system? Or how different parts of government need to work together? For the first time @nao.org.uk have mapped out the asylum system to show where constraints lie and help gov move from short-term fixes to a sustainable, whole-system approach nao.org.uk/reports/an-a...

National Savings and Investments raises funds for government by borrowing from savers who invest in products such as Premium Bonds. While digitally transforming its business, NS&I has faced cost increases, delays & procurement issues. Our report: www.nao.org.uk/reports/nati...

Our latest @nao.org.uk overview of the Department for Transport is out This draws on our work to provide a short and neat summary of key issues - if you are interested in transport you'll find something of interest in it www.nao.org.uk/overviews/de...

What is on Parliament's mind when in comes to how public money is being spent? How can it be spent better? What challenges need greater focus? A good guide is the PACs annual report covering their 5 key issues and what government needs to do in response committees.parliament.uk/publications...

Our latest @nao.org.uk report sets out the issues in the design and set-up of the government’s energy efficiency scheme for homes. Failures in consumer protection and quality assurance led to widespread issues with the quality of installations and suspected fraud

Key reading for anyone working in government finance 👇 www.nao.org.uk/reports/impr... @nao.org.uk on 'improving government's productivity through better cost information'. We point to techniques and approaches that can be used to better understanding cost drivers and where to target cost savings

Very good report from Transport Select Committee on buses out today - lots of read across to recent @nao.org.uk work on local bus services in the findings on funding, support and guidance to the sector, and clearly communicating long-term strategic ambitions for buses nao.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Fascinating Public Accounts Committee session today on local bus services in England, drawing on our recent @nao.org.uk report Discussion covered important areas such as improving performance for passengers, accessibility, funding, and skills in the sector Video 👇 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

A new @nao.org.uk report shows local bus services have not recovered to pre-Covid levels. Read our full response tinyurl.com/yryby6uf

Good work by @jonnymood.bsky.social & the NAO A clear strategy, long term & simplified revenue funding, capital investment to get buses out of traffic and make them a better option than driving + support for local authorities all crucial in providing more people access to decent bus services.

As director of the National Audit Office, @jonnymood.bsky.social is able to bust so many myths about what value for money means. Is a failure automatically poor value? NO! I write about this on Freewheeling Bitesize. If you're inspired, listen!

“It's fine when you're swinging big to have a few misses in a controlled environment”. Jonny Mood appeared on the Freewheeling podcast to discuss why the public sector shouldn't be afraid to fail - as long as it's willing to learn from failures. Listen here ⤵️

I had great time talking to the ever excellent @freewheeling.info podcast about @nao.org.uk work on innovation, transport and our value for money work more generally You can take a listen to what we talked about in the link below www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...

Private finance for public service is back. How do we learn the lessons of past issues here? We produced an @nao.org.uk report drawing together lessons from 140 NAO reports on.ft.com/446gixl

Great report out today from @nao.org.uk- absolutely jam packed with insights from operational delivery across government, with some key lessons for departments and ALBs as well as the report, there is a nice feature in @civilserviceworld.bsky.social as well www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

We've drawn on a range of case studies from the DVLA, HMRC, Home Office and more, to understand how departments are innovating, adapting, and improving the way public services are delivered. Read our latest report on smarter operational delivery here: www.nao.org.uk/insights/sma...

Productivity has been too low for too long Improving it in the public sector will require applying new technologies, system reform, investing in upskilling people and operational delivery, and better maintaining assets Lots in the @nao.org.uk back catalogue covering this and more to come in future

Wealthy individuals have complex tax affairs, which makes it more difficult for HMRC to identify the tax they owe. HMRC has secured more of the tax due from wealthy people, however further gains are possible. Read our report for more: www.nao.org.uk/reports/coll...

@ukri.org plays a critical role, supporting cutting-edge work that helps support progress in many policy areas But what does its approach to teach us about how to promote innovation across government? My @nao.org.uk colleague discusses key insights from our work in @wonkhe.bsky.social 👇

Government sees research and innovation as vital to achieving its long-term policy goals of growing the economy and achieving net zero @nao.org.uk has looked at how @ukri.org - which spends £9bn a year - can use well-managed risk taking to maximise vfm Report 👉 www.nao.org.uk/reports/uk-r...

Our latest @nao.org.uk report looks at the water sector Regulators have failed to deliver a trusted, resilient water sector Gov needs to act urgently to address industry performance and resilience to ensure the sector can meet targets and achieve vfm over the long term for bill payers

It was a real pleasure to talk about @nao.org.uk work on active travel at WEET forum last week And to hear about the progress made by @ategov.bsky.social over last 2 years. I highlighted some of our findings on strategy, funding, realising the benefits Few words on LinkedIn: tinyurl.com/rtsxj7nx

Interesting report out today from @nao.org.uk, looking over 140 previous publications for lessons learned on using private finance for infrastructure (hot topic in a world of constrained public finances). Lots chimes with our @futuregovforum.bsky.social work. [1/7] www.nao.org.uk/reports/less...

What should government decision-makers consider as they develop plans for new infrastructure investment? Our latest @nao.org.uk draws out key considerations for decision makers - important reading for anyone involved in delivering or financing infrastructure projects www.nao.org.uk/reports/less...

Pleasure to join @jonnymood.bsky.social at this event. NAO's report on active travel in England from 2023 is a must read: www.nao.org.uk/reports/acti... Jonny's presentation (and that report) included this useful illustration of active travel's benefit & relevance across government depts

Looking forward to speaking at this event on active travel I'll talk about @nao.org.uk work on active travel and chair a discussion with a fab range of speakers including from @ategov.bsky.social @walk21.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/A...

Mega-projects can bring enormous benefits, but to get to that value government needs to successfully steer what are often costly, innovative, risky, complex and strategically important projects How can government do better than its track record? Very timely @nao.org.uk lessons learned report 👇

This seems spot on. The @nao.org.uk found cyber threat is severe and advancing quickly. There are too few specialists which is holding back gov's ability to address significant gaps in cyber resilience Our recommendations aim to help gov catch-up to this acute threat www.nao.org.uk/reports/gove...

The Public Accounts Committee reports today on public chargepoints for electric vehicles Some really interesting recommendations for what next in the rollout, accessibility and addressing the difference in costs between public and private charge points Short post in link👇 tinyurl.com/mr4d25m9

Where now for HS2? Public Accounts Committee recently published a hard-hitting report on HS2 Beyond the headlines of 'this is how not to run a project' there are areas worth highlighting that PAC push on relating to the programme reset, costs, environmental measures and more 👇 tinyurl.com/2p9ace4s

Government has committed to phasing out new petrol and diesel car sales. With that comes the need for a widespread, easy to use and reliable network of EV public chargepoints. How is government doing? For a quick summary, see the piece I've written on our @nao.org.uk report in Public Sector Focus

The NAO's director for fraud & propriety, Joshua Reddaway, spoke to @theipaper.com to discuss the increase in fraud and error in recent years and how the government might address the issue. Read his interview here 👇 inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Very good @financialtimes.com @georginaq.bsky.social read on AI & fixing potholes My @nao.org.uk report on local roads heard from stakeholders about the potential for AI and new tech; we pointed to this as an area where more guidance could help local authorities innovate and deliver cost savings

An increasingly complex tax system is burdening government and business with billions in admin costs New @nao.org.uk report on the administrative cost of tax system: cost to HMRC of collecting tax grew by 15% (£563mn) over last 5 years Report 👇 explains reasons why www.nao.org.uk/reports/the-...

Fraud and error has a huge cost to taxpayers: £55bn-£81bn in 2023-24 Only a fraction of this is detected and known about - you need to know what the problem is to tackle it Our latest @nao.org.uk guide brings together good practice on estimating and reporting fraud 👇 www.nao.org.uk/insights/est...

Effective innovation is key to unlocking much needed gains in public sector productivity and innovation The head of @nao.org.uk in his annual address in Parliament, has focused on the need to tackle longstanding issues around productivity and resilience Full speech 👇 www.nao.org.uk/insights/inn...