Publications

The report highlights the difficulties faced by councils' library services in meeting national targets for replacing old book stock and the continuing inability

Scotland's police forces again improved the overall level of crime cleared-up in 1999/2000.

This report, by Audit Scotland on behalf of the independent Accounts Commission, compares the performance of Scottish councils in their provision of social work

This bulletin is a follow-up to Safe and sound, a report on community safety partnerships in Scotland which found that community safety strategies are generally

Scottish councils are making progress on best value, but they need to do more.

This handbook provides a framework for local authorities - based on the Accounts Commission's Best Value performance management and planning audit - to help the

The Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland have developed a detailed audit approach to assess and support each council's progress in developing its PMP framewor

Dumfries and Galloway Council followed proper tendering processes for transferring the running of its residential homes for older people to the private sector,