Audit Scotland
Report on Northern Isles ferry service contract published
December 22, 2005
The Auditor General for Scotland has today published his report on the Scottish Executive’s handling of the five-year contract,...
Councils need to do more to ‘follow the public pound’
December 15, 2005
An Accounts Commission report published today shows that councils need better information about their funding of external...
The NHS in Scotland is making progress on health targets
December 8, 2005
Scotland’s health service is achieving better clinical outcomes and cutting most waiting times says an Audit Scotland report...
Some progress at Inverclyde but Commission wants increased pace of change
November 30, 2005
The Accounts Commission published its progress report today (Wednesday 30 November) on Inverclyde Council. The report considers...
Scotland’s public sector spends more than £5m a year developing its leaders of the future
November 17, 2005
Scotland’s public sector has good examples of investment in leadership but many individual organisations do not have clear...
Need for better monitoring of new initiatives funding
November 10, 2005
Last year the Scottish Executive launched new initiatives amounting to £1.4 billion. The management of these projects is...
Scottish Water has made a sound start but its performance can improve
October 13, 2005
Scottish Water has made a good start in raising the water industry’s performance but can make further improvements, says the...