We help the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission with monitoring public money...
The Accounts Commission holds local government bodies in Scotland to account…
The Auditor General for Scotland is responsible for the audit of most public bodies...
The Accounts Commission holds councils and other local government bodies in Scotland to account and helps them improve by reporting to the public on their performance.
We operate impartially and independently of councils and of the Scottish Government.
Read our Strategy 2021-26 which sets out our aims, the priorities we will use in fulfilling these aims, and the principles and approaches used to shape our reporting.
Read our latest newsletter. This newsletter updates councillors on our recent work.
See our joint work programme with the Auditor General for Scotland to find out what we are planning to report on this year.
Download transcript of the Accounts Commission's video - RTF 97Kb
Commission member Andrew Cowie tells us about what was discussed at the latest Accounts Commission meeting.
All meetings are recorded and can be obtained on request from info@audit-scotland.gov.uk.
Download transcript of William Moyes' video - RTF 97Kb
Dr William Moyes, Chair of the Accounts Commission, talks about the report.
The Scottish Government, councils and partners did well to increase early learning and childcare (ELC) provision to 1,140 hours a year per child, despite the challenge of the Covid-19...
Scotland’s councils must radically change how they operate – particularly how they collaborate with partners – if they are to improve and maintain services to their communities. Councils...
Download the Commission's role, duties and powers (PDF | 47KB)
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The public in general are our principal stakeholder but we engage with a wide range of others.
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