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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,

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