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Best Value Assurance Report: Falkirk Council

Falkirk Council’s leaders need to urgently make and implement big decisions about how to deliver sustainable services and make significant and necessar

Blog: Statutory Performance Indicators

The Accounts Commission believe that good performance information is the cornerstone of councils working well with their communities.

Blog: Assurance and scrutiny

Every year, Scotland’s councils pay out £1.4 billion in housing benefit.

Community empowerment: Covid-19 update

Communities played a crucial role in the response to Covid-19

Best Value Assurance Report: South Ayrshire Council

Public services at South Ayrshire Council perform well and residents are satisfied with the services they receive.

Auditing climate change: An update

In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that there are record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The role of sponsors in our reporting work

The role of sponsor brings a different perspective, expertise and insight, alongside the professional work of the Audit Scotland teams.

The impact of Covid-19 on Scottish councils' benefit services

Most of Scotland’s councils have maintained or improved their delivery of vital benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite short-staffing and major