Practitioners are advised to regularly view the National Audit Office website at https://www.nao.org.uk/.
The report published on 15 July 2026 that explores the main challenges the government faces in carrying out workforce planning and using it effectively can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/insights/government-workforce-planning-lessons-learned/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LL+-+Gov.+Workforce+Planning.
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.
A study seeking to highlight lessons and areas of good practice, and identify how DWP might further improve its approach to innovation will report in the Autumn. Further details can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/work-in-progress/dwps-approach-to-innovation/?utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIPs+May+2026.
This report will look at the quality of existing social housing in England and examine whether the reforms to the sector, and to the way it is regulated, are financially sustainable and likely to meet government’s aims for the quality of social housing. Further details can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/work-in-progress/the-quality-of-soc
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