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Scotland's public bodies must build on community response to Covid-19

Communities played a crucial role in the response to Covid-19

Communities across Scotland provided a vital and immediate response to help mitigate the impacts of Covid-19, and the momentum…

South Ayrshire Council's services perform well, but improvement is not fast enough

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Public services at South Ayrshire Council perform well and residents are satisfied with the services they receive. However, the…

Tribute to Robert Black CBE

Robert Black CBE, Scotland's first Auditor General

Audit Scotland pays tribute to Robert Black CBE, Scotland's first Auditor General. Bob died on Friday 15 October. Bob was…

Governance must improve at Crofting Commission

The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission

The body responsible for overseeing Scotland's 20,000 crofts must improve its governance and rebuild damaged relationships…

PPE contracts awarded fairly

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The Scottish public body that procured PPE during the pandemic acted fairly and appropriately when awarding contracts. NHS…

Most Scottish councils maintained or improved housing benefit service performance, despite Covid-19 disruptions

The impact of Covid-19 on Scottish councils' benefit services

Most of Scotland's councils have maintained or improved their delivery of vital benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Vaccinations programme makes excellent progress

Covid-19: Vaccination programme

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has made excellent progress in vaccinating a large majority of the adult population in…