Scope of this report

1.10 This report examines the 17 largest central government departments' expenditure outturn in order to assess their success in delivering the in‑year spending reductions announced for 2010‑11. It also draws on the results of recent National Audit Office reviews of individual departments to assess government's readiness to deliver the further annual spending reductions as required by the Government's deficit reduction strategy and the 2010 Spending Review up to 2014‑15. Further details of our methodology are at Appendix One.