Councils and communities worked well together, but impacts of Covid-19 are unequal.
Scotland’s councils reacted quickly, working alongside communities and...
Attainment gap remains wide and better education data needed
Progress on closing the poverty-related attainment gap between the most and least deprived school...
The Scottish Government acted quickly to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed by Covid-19, but it could have been better prepared to respond to the pandemic...
Council finances increased in 2019/20, but Covid-19 will intensify pressures.
Funding received by councils from the Scottish Government increased by £500...
Covid-19 has accelerated the use of digital technology in councils
Responding to Covid-19 has increased the pace at which Scotland's 32 councils are...
Covid-19 raises risk of public-sector fraud
Scotland's public finances have been boosted after a data-sharing exercise identified over £15 million of...
This report is the Accounts Commission’s annual summary of the key challenges and performance issues faced by councils. This report, whilst prepared before the...
The public body responsible for Cairngorm Mountain acted appropriately when selecting a private company to manage the resort, but tough decisions on its future...
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