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Approaches to achieving net zero across the UK
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
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
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’ struggle to value its assets meant auditors did not have enough reliable evidence to provide assurance…
South Lanarkshire College improves governance
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
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
The criminal trial backlog that built up during the Covid-19 pandemic has been significantly reduced but waiting times for the…