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Making Progress with Best Value - A national overview of the Performance Management and Planning (PMP) Audit 2000/2001

This year's Best Value audit of Scottish councils shows a general improvement in the way services are being managed.

Direction 2001 - Local Government Act 1992

The Accounts Commission for Scotland has a duty under the Local Government Act 1992 to direct local authorities to publish certain information on their performa

Homing in on care : A review of home care services for older people

Home care workers, or home helps, are valued highly by older people and their carers, and are at the frontline in providing the care and support which allows ma

The new trunk roads contracts: an examination of the competition for the maintenance and management of the trunk road network

This report into the new contracts for Scotland's trunk roads has found that, overall, the Scottish Executive Development Department completed the competitions

Overview of Further Education colleges in Scotland 1999/2000

This overview report highlights the severe economic difficulties being experienced by many of Scotland's further education colleges and warns that some colleges

Audit Scotland corporate plan 2001

This document outlines Audit Scotland's corporate plan. It covers our priorities, acting on those priorities and measuring our progress.

Improving the management of supplies in the NHS in Scotland

Supplies cover a wide range of goods such as uniforms, surgical gloves and infusion devices, and services as diverse as catering and radiography.

Accounts Commission's findings on education department overspend at Scottish Borders Council

This report by the Controller of Audit, Ronnie Hinds, into the overspend at Scottish Borders Council has found serious weaknesses in the financial management