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Scottish Canals urgently needs to improve financial reporting
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Scottish Canals’ struggle to value its assets meant auditors did not have enough reliable evidence to provide assurance…
South Lanarkshire College improves governance
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South Lanarkshire College has addressed weaknesses in how it is governed but has spent around £800,000 responding to…
Early learning and childcare expansion delivered but sector fragile
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The Scottish Government, councils and partners did well to increase early learning and childcare (ELC) provision to 1,140 hours a…
Significant progress on courts backlog
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The criminal trial backlog that built up during the Covid-19 pandemic has been significantly reduced but waiting times for the…
Interim Chair appointed to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
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Ronnie Hinds has been appointed as interim chair of the Accounts Commission for Scotland. Mr Hinds will take up his post in June…
Radical change is needed across Scotland’s councils
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Scotland’s councils must radically change how they operate – particularly how they collaborate with partners –…
Government must improve climate set up
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The Scottish Government needs to improve its set up to deliver the country’s climate change goals. The government’s…