Publications

Councils need to improve the way they manage data and information.

The Controller of Audit comments on Inverclyde Council's formal response to statutory report 2000/02.

The study finds that the £44 million rent arrears bill in Scotland could be reduced by as much as £8 million if councils and Registered Social Landlords (

Within the last two years local authorities in Scotland have succeeded in setting up community safety partnerships to help create safer places for people to liv

Council refuse collection services are much more efficient than they used to be following the wide-spread introduction of kerb-side wheelie bins and bigger refu

Best Value emphasises the importance of ensuring a customer/citizen focus across all local government services.

Scottish councils could improve the performance of their Direct Labour Organisations and Direct Service Organisations (DLOs/DSOs) by following guidelines publis

The report, 'Credit to the Force', showed that there was scope in some forces for local commanders to be given more control over their budgets.