Technical guidance

Audit Scotland's Professional Support provides guidance and support to the external auditors we appoint. We help them to fulfil their responsibility under their audit appointment to give an opinion on the financial statements.

For further information, contact Paul O'Brien at pobrien@audit-scotland.gov.uk.

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Technical guidance notes

Last updated February 2020

Technical guidance notes provide guidance to external auditors on particular subjects or themes relevant to their audit appointment.

Notes for guidance

Last updated February 2016

Notes for guidance offer guidance to external auditors, and to provide information which may be of interest or assistance in the performance of their audit work.

Code of Audit Practice - Supplementary guidance

Last updated November 2016

The Code of Audit Practice was published in May 2016.

Planning guidance

Last updated October 2019

This guidance is for auditors of all audited bodies to help with planning their audits. It includes separate guidance for each audit year.

Technical bulletins - 2019

Last updated December 2019

Technical bulletins summarise technical developments in each quarter for external auditors, and provide guidance on any emerging issues.

Previous technical bulletins

Last updated February 2020

The bulletins for each quarter have been combined into one file per year.

Good practice notes

Last updated Feb 2020

Other outputs

Last updated February 2019