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Rise in fraud and error detection across public sector

A data matching exercise detected £21.5 million worth of fraud and payment errors across the Scottish public sector.The National…

Community health and social care faces unprecedented pressures and financial uncertainty

Community health and social care faces rising unmet need. Managing the crisis is taking priority over prevention due to the…

New Accounts Commission Secretary appointed

Sarah Watters has been appointed Secretary to the Accounts Commission, supporting the Commission in its scrutiny of and…

Loft insulation scam calls

A company has been ringing homes falsely claiming that Audit Scotland has instructed them to inspect and fix loft insulation.…

New Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value appointed

Alison Cumming has been appointed Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value at Audit Scotland, leading our high…

Scotland’s councils face severe challenges to balance the books

Scotland’s councils faced a collective gap of up to £585 million between the money needed to deliver services and the money…

Falkirk Council improving, but faces significant financial challenge

Falkirk Council has made significant improvements over the last two years to how it works. Now it must focus on tackling a £62…