Audit Scotland
Patients are happy but there is pressure on emergency care services
August 12, 2010
An Audit Scotland report, Emergency departments, says patient satisfaction with emergency care services is high, and four out of...
Best Value toolkits for audit judgements available
August 9, 2010
As part of our developing work on the audit of Best Value, Audit Scotland has produced a suite of 18 Best Value toolkits, for use...
National plan outlines new streamlined system for scrutiny of Scotland’s councils
July 1, 2010
The work-plan for a new streamlined scrutiny system for Scotland’s councils is published today, with a 36 per cent reduction in...
Good progress at South Ayrshire Council
June 25, 2010
The Accounts Commission has published its findings on South Ayrshire Council today, following its consideration of the latest...
Accounts Commission asks for further audit work at The Highland Council
June 24, 2010
The Accounts Commission has requested more information on The Highland Council’s Caithness Heat and Power (CHaP) project. The...
Important lessons to be learned from The Gathering
June 23, 2010
There are important lessons to be learned by all public bodies about using the private sector to help deliver their objectives...
Annual reports for 2009/10 now available for Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission
June 23, 2010
The Audit Scotland annual report sets out our progress under each of our five corporate priorities: Deliver more streamlined...