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Direction 2004 Local Government Act 1992

The Accounts Commission for Scotland has a duty under the Local Government Act 1992 to direct local authorities to publish certain information on their performa

Adapting to the future: Management of community equipment and adaptations. A baseline report

This report says that councils and the NHS need to do more to improve the planning, organisation and delivery of equipment and adaptation services to support pe

An overview of the performance of the NHS in Scotland 2004

This is the first Audit Scotland report on the overall performance of the NHS in Scotland.

A job worth doing: Raising the standard of internal audit in Scottish councils - a follow-up report

The standard of internal audit in Scottish councils has improved since 2001.

Local economic forums: a follow-up report

This follow-up report says Local Economic Forums (LEFs) have made good progress towards their goal of eliminating overlap and duplication in the support provide

Day surgery in Scotland - reviewing progress 2004

In 2002/03, across Scotland as a whole, only seven of the 19 procedures looked at by Audit Scotland reached the national target levels for increasing the num

Overview of the 2002/03 local authority audits

Scottish councils are commended for improving their financial controls and maintaining sound financial stewardship of public funds.

Following the Public Pound

In this report The Accounts Commission for Scotland expresses concerns about the way councils manage their financial relationships with arms-length organisation