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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 Scottish Government spent £49.2 billion against a budget of £51.2 billion in 2021/22. But with significant pressures on public finances, auditors have called for more transparency...
Lessons must be learned after a low response to the 2022 census led to increased costs and additional work. Wide concerns about an initial return rate of 79 per cent saw the 2022 census...
That Covid-19 has exacerbated and deepened existing inequalities in Scotland is not in dispute. But as the Accounts Commission’s recent overview of local government made clear, there is a growing crisis of harms that must be addressed now. Our...
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