Audit Scotland
Public pensions face major change and cost pressures
February 10, 2011
An independent commission chaired by Lord Hutton is currently reviewing public pensions across the UK. Next month it will publish...
A clear way ahead and review of key player involvement needed for Edinburgh trams
February 2, 2011
The City of Edinburgh Council and the body set up by the council to deliver a tram system for Edinburgh, Transport Initiatives...
Councils shape up to tackle financial challenges but tough decisions ahead
January 28, 2011
The Accounts Commission says councils have carried out substantial work to address the serious challenges of delivering quality...
Scrutiny of major capital projects is improving but difficult spending decisions ahead
January 27, 2011
An Audit Scotland report published today, Management of the Scottish Government’s capital investment programme, looks at how well...
NHS is working hard to deal with unprecedented financial pressures
December 16, 2010
The NHS in Scotland’s financial performance is good but it now faces fiscal pressures unprecedented since devolution. An Audit...
Energy efficiency drive in public bodies needs greater urgency
December 9, 2010
Scotland’s public bodies need to cut their energy use to minimise the impact of predicted price rises and to reduce carbon...
SPT’s control of travel and expenses had ‘serious deficiencies’
November 25, 2010
The Accounts Commission finds serious deficiencies in the way that Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) managed and...