Publications

Councils and communities worked well together, but impacts of Covid-19 are unequal.

Attainment gap remains wide and better education data needed Progress on closing the poverty-related attainment gap betwee

The Scottish Government acted quickly to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed by Covid-19, but it could have been better prepared to respond to the pandemi

Council finances increased in 2019/20, but Covid-19 will intensify pressures.

Covid-19 has accelerated the use of digital technology in councils

Covid-19 raises risk of public-sector fraud

This report is the Accounts Commission’s annual summary of the key challenges and performance issues faced by councils.

The public body responsible for Cairngorm Mountain acted appropriately when selecting a private company to manage the resort, but tough decisions on its future…