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Auditors in Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants
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Four Audit Scotland accountants have been named in this year's ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top…
Moray Council must urgently improve services
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Services in Moray Council are continuing to deteriorate, in particular within education. There has been a significant decline in…
Public spending must adapt to Covid-19
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Covid-19 will have significant consequences for public spending in Scotland now and well into the future, say auditors. An Audit…
Covid-19 raises risk of public-sector fraud
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Scotland's public finances have been boosted after a data-sharing exercise identified over £15 million of potential…
New Auditor General for Scotland takes up post
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Stephen Boyle has taken up post as the new Auditor General for Scotland. The role, which has an eight-year term, is a Crown…
A decade of improvements at North Ayrshire Council
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North Ayrshire Council has demonstrated a culture of continuous improvement since a previous report by the Accounts Commission in…
Tough decisions required at Cairngorm Mountain
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Tough decisions required at Cairngorm Mountain The public body responsible for Cairngorm Mountain acted appropriately when…