The Latest Breaking News from NAO

HM Passport Office should prepare for similar levels of demand in 2023 after struggling to process post-Covid applications in 2022, audit warns

Whitehall watchdog warns slow waits could drag on into 2023

The National Audit Office said longer waits ‘created anxiety for those with travel plans and hampered people’s ability to prove their identity’.

Spending watchdog to give speech in parliament following supply scandals, including that involving Lady Mone

The National Audit Office said delays and inflation mean National Highways will not be able to deliver dozens of projects within budget.

Figure raised exceeds what most of the digital businesses have been paying in UK corporation tax

Number of visitors to £120m Unboxed project, under investigation by spending watchdog, well below 66 million aspiration

Government using six-year-old data while crime goes largely unchallenged, says National Audit Office

Fraud is the most commonly reported crime and made up 41% of offences in England and Wales in the year to June 2022.

Exclusive: NAO to investigate deal amid calls for greater transparency over price paid to government

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that those with medical conditions applying for a driving licence may have a longer delay. This comes after the DVLA cleared all backlogs and returned to normal processing times earlier this year for all standard applications.