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Scotland's new financial powers

Drawing on our audits to date and our input to the Scottish Parliament's work, we have produced a paper highlighting some key issues for the Scottish pub

Social work in Scotland

Social work in Scotland is at a watershed and the public and service users must be more involved in shaping future provision.

Scotland's colleges 2016

Scotland's college sector is financially stable and achieving learning targets, whilst still adjusting to major changes to the way it operates. However,…

Superfast broadband for Scotland: a progress update

The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverag

Maintaining Scotland's roads: a follow-up report

Urgent action is needed if the condition of Scotland's roads is to improve.

Supporting Scotland’s economic growth: The role of the Scottish Government and its economic development agencies

Scotland’s enterprise agencies are performing well and having a positive impact on businesses and communities but the Scottish Government needs to do m

Audit of higher education in Scottish universities

Scotland's higher education sector is financially healthy but faces future challenges, and tough choices are likely to lie ahead if public funding is to

The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2014/15

The security and transparency of Scotland’s public finances have been strengthened after a national data-sharing exercise found nearly £17million