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Reform urgently needed to tackle precarious health and social care finances

Community health and social care finances are increasingly precarious. Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) must urgently work with their partners in the NHS and councils to reform how they deliver services to achieve financial sustainability.

Fundamental review needed of planning and resourcing of additional support for learning

The Scottish Government and councils must fundamentally rethink how they plan, fund and staff additional support for learning as part of core school education in Scotland.

Fife Council faces a turning point

Housing Benefit overpayments

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Auditor General

The AGS covers the Scottish Government and its bodies, the NHS, fire, police and colleges.

Accounts Commission

The Commission holds local government to account and appoints a Controller of Audit.

Audit Scotland

Audit Scotland delivers services to the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission.

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Sustainable transport

30 January 2025

In 2020, the Scottish Government set an ambitious but very challenging target to reduce car kilometres driven by 20 per cent by 2030This data output allows you to get more local information about efforts to reduce car use and to illustrate ...