Audit Scotland
Mergers need strong leadership from the outset
June 14, 2012
An Audit Scotland report, Learning the lessons of public body mergers, looks at nine mergers that took place between 2008 and...
Midlothian Council making progress on Best Value
June 7, 2012
Midlothian Council has made good progress improving services to deliver Best Value over the last four years. It still faces...
Data matching exercise is tackling public sector fraud and error
May 31, 2012
An Audit Scotland report, The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland, sets out the results of the 2010/11 exercise, the fourth...
New local government scrutiny plan 2013/14
May 16, 2012
The third National Scrutiny Plan for Local Government has been published today. Prepared by the main organisations responsible...
Councils can deliver services more effectively with a closer focus on costs
May 10, 2012
An Accounts Commission report published today calls for more focus on actively applying cost information to plan services,...
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is an effective service with a strong focus on improvement and efficiency
March 29, 2012
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue provides an effective service and makes good use of integrated risk management planning, with clear...
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue provides an effective service with a clear strategic vision
March 27, 2012
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue provides an effective service with a clear strategic vision supported by good integrated risk...