Publications

Councils and services are improving. But the scale of the budget challenge they face means urgent action is needed.

In a wide-ranging report, Protecting and improving Scotland's environment, Audit Scotland looks at progress in improving air quality, the water environ

The financial performance of the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland was good over the past year, and it met most of its national targets for patient c

The Priorities and Risks Framework (PRF) for the NHS identifies the current national priorities and risks in the

The organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are making progress in a number of key areas but now need to put in place an overall programme plan, en

Scotland’s public sector is under the greatest financial pressure in the ten years since devolution.

This report looks at progress since 2004, when this new type of audit was introduced to assess how well councils meet their Best Value duties to deliver impr

The agency must learn from its experiences to date and must fully assess the risks, review the current performance and develop clear objectives.