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This is a guidance note for council managers with responsibility for making decisions about the early retirement of employees from the Local Government Pension

The Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland have developed a detailed audit approach to assess the progress made by councils in implementing a Best Value approac

The strategic statement has two purposes: To provide an opportunity for the Auditor General to outline his suggestions for the direction and priorities for publ

The report assesses the level of councils' compliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government and concludes that the stand

In 1997 the Accounts Commission issued recommendations to councils on tackling property crime in schools.

The Accounts Commission has welcomed evidence of a significant improvement in financial management at Inverclyde Council.

The Accounts Commission remains concerned that, four years after local government reorganisation, there are still weaknesses in many councils' financial systems

Councils in Scotland have met the Scottish Executive target for guaranteeing free pre-school education for all four-year-olds and are already close to meeting t