Scotland's councils are maintaining good financial controls, but scope remains for improving the work of audit committees and budget monitoring, while the...
NHS Scotland provides most bowel cancer patients with treatment in line with clinical standards, but waiting times must be improved and more staff trained...
The first Best Value report on Stirling council commends the council's ambition and commitment to improvement. However it also states that elected members...
The Accounts Commission's first Best Value audit report on North Ayrshire Council says that the council has laid firm foundations for Best Value and...
This report highlights a number of challenges faced by councils. In the financial year 2003/04, 60% of 16 and 17 year olds who left care away from home did...
This report says that while the percentage of waste that was recycled and composted in 2003/04 rose to just over 12%, there is still a long way to go to...
This report shows that there were encouraging signs of further improvement in key areas of social work services last year. There is evidence that home care...
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