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Scottish Government will not meet infrastructure goals

Scotland’s infrastructure

The Scottish Government no longer expects to have enough money to deliver all its planned £26 billion investment in public…

New Accounts Commission members appointed

Account Commission members

Four new members of the Accounts Commission have been appointed by Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Local Government, Empowerment…

Approaches to achieving net zero across the UK

A field containing wind turbines

Report by the four Auditors General of the United Kingdom. Effective working relationships between the UK and devolved…

Access to mental health services slow and complicated

Adult mental health

Accessing adult mental health services in Scotland remains slow and complicated for many people. In particular, ethnic minority…

Commission urges pace in addressing equal pay and conditions at Glasgow City Council

People

Glasgow City Council, trade unions and others are urged to maintain the pace in implementing a new system aimed at ensuring…

Scottish Canals urgently needs to improve financial reporting

Scottish Canals

Scottish Canals’ struggle to value its assets meant auditors did not have enough reliable evidence to provide assurance…

South Lanarkshire College improves governance

The 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College

South Lanarkshire College has addressed weaknesses in how it is governed but has spent around £800,000 responding to…