| Our vision is to help the nation
spend wisely. We apply the unique perspective
of public audit to help Parliament
and government drive lasting
improvement in public services. The National Audit Office scrutinises
public spending on behalf of
Parliament. The Comptroller and
Auditor General, Amyas Morse, is
an Officer of the House of Commons.
He is the head of the NAO, which
employs some 880 staff. He and
the NAO are totally independent of
government. He certifies the accounts
of all government departments and
a wide range of other public sector
bodies; and he has statutory authority
to report to Parliament on the
economy, efficiency and effectiveness
with which departments and other
bodies have used their resources.
Our work led to savings and other
efficiency gains worth more than
£1 billion in 2010-11. | 