WEBSITE

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the National Audit Office website at https://www.nao.org.uk/.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Devolution in England: funding and accountability

The report published on 1 July 2026 assesses whether MHCLG is implementing devolved arrangements – with a particular focus on funding and accountability – in a way that supports improved outcomes for local people and can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/devolution-in-england-funding-and-accountability/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devolution+in+England++-+01.07.2026.

HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments 

The report published on 10 June 2026 provides an independent assessment of HMRC’s specific compliance intervention for Child Benefit using Home Office travel data and can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/hmrcs-use-of-travel-data-to-tackle-fraud-and-error-in-child-benefit-payments/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HMRC%E2%80%99s+use+of+travel+data+to+tackle+fraud+and+error+in+Child+Benefit+payments.

Regulating water, energy and broadband to protect consumers in vulnerable circumstances

The report published on 10 June 2026 which examined the work done by Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom to ensure that residential consumers of water and energy supplies and broadband services receive good consumer outcomes, with a particular focus on the experience of consumers in vulnerable circumstances can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/regulating-water-energy-and-broadband-to-protect-consumers-in-vulnerable-circumstances/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Campaign+2026_06_09_2.

Good practice guide for organisations using AI

This guide, published on 15 May 2026, highlights key considerations for audit an