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Three colleges facing financial challenges, Auditor General reports

reports

The Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, has reported to the Scottish Parliament on the financial sustainability of…

More work needed in managing historic change in public finances

Managing new financial powers

The Scottish Government is well-organised to deliver game-changing new tax and spending powers but more work is needed to build a…

Tribute to Douglas Sinclair

Douglas Sinclair

The Municipal Journal has paid tribute to Douglas Sinclair, former chair of the Accounts Commission, who sadly died recently. As…

Failed i6 project leaves urgent need to deliver police IT requirements

i6 review

A project to build a national IT system for Police Scotland followed good practice in its early stages but ultimately collapsed…

Testing times ahead for new councillors

Local government in Scotland: Performance and challenges 2017

New councillors elected in May face major challenges and need to focus on improving long-term planning, says the Accounts…

New audit briefing sets out key data on NHS workforce

NHS workforce

Audit Scotland has pulled together published statistics on Scotland's NHS workforce in a new data briefing. The…

Share your stories of Self-directed Support

woman boarding bus

Scotland’s public spending watchdog is encouraging people who use self-directed support to share their experiences in a new…