The Latest Breaking News from The National Audit Office

The average amount underpaid was more than £400 per person

Buried in a lengthy new audit on public-sector fraud by the National Audit Office is a remarkable detail. It notes that at the time the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy was charged with handling the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it only had two full-time staff working in its…

The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered

The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered.

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

NAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

Latest passport rules for Brits as a a planned five week strike by workers at the Passport Office has made applying for a new passport a bit more difficult

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that people are losing track of a type of long-term tax free savings account called child trust funds (CFTs)

Some 145,000 18-year-olds had not claimed a total of £394 million by April 2021, the National Audit Office said.

Some 145,000 18-year-olds had not claimed a total of £394 million by April 2021, the National Audit Office said