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Aberdeenshire Council shows progress in its benefits service
Aberdeenshire Council has made significant improvements in the service it offers for housing and council tax benefits. The…
Strathclyde Police Authority has made little progress in improving its performance but is now moving in the right direction
The body charged with overseeing Strathclyde Police has done little so far to improve its performance over the past year but is…
Fife Constabulary and Police Authority perform well and need to continue to work closely in the transition to the new Police Service of Scotland
Fife Constabulary and Fife Police Authority both demonstrate most aspects of Best Value. They share a strong vision of taking…
Significant weaknesses in management of ICT programmes
Managing ICT contracts: An audit of three public sector programmes, published today, reports on the management of important ICT…
Management and scrutiny of NHS waiting lists have to improve
Audit Scotland has published the findings of its audit of the management of patients on waiting lists at NHS boards. This was…
Tayside Fire & Rescue service has strong culture of continuous improvement, but board should provide better scrutiny and challenge
Tayside Fire and Rescue service has a strong focus on prevention, as reflected in decreases in the numbers of fires and fire…
Central Scotland Fire & Rescue service is effective but further improvement needed to provide Best Value
Central Scotland Fire & Rescue provides an effective, low cost service. But it would be better placed to provide Best Value…
