Local government national reports 2010/11

2 September 2010 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

Residential child care services should be managed better to help children and young people achieve their full potential. Councils also need a better understanding of the costs involved, so they can consider how their services provide value for money and possible efficiencies.

26 August 2010 for the Accounts Commission

The report provides checklists, examples and other information to help councils assess their current working practices and identify how they might better equip themselves to deal with the challenges ahead.

1 July 2010 for Audit Scotland

The National scrutiny plan provides a summary of the scrutiny activity for each council in Scotland. The information is based on the risk assessment and scrutiny plans drawn up for each council and contained in the Assurance and Improvement Plan, (AIP).

20 May 2010 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

A national detection exercise by Audit Scotland and other public bodies has identified fraud and error overpayments, savings and other outcomes worth more than £20 million.