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Councils spend significant amounts of money on building and maintaining infrastructure - more than any other part of the public sector - but lack sufficient

The long-term viability of councils’ trading standards services is under threat, potentially leaving consumers without important protection from rogue

The Accounts Commission today highlights positive steps taken by Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to tackle long-standing issues.

Statutory report on the 2011/12 audit of the City of Edinburgh Council.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) has made progress over the past year in areas such as finance and performance management, but needs to impr

There remain major differences in the health and life expectancy of different groups of people in Scotland.

Scotland’s new single police force will inherit many positive features but it can learn lessons from the current system, particularly in relation to im