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Accounts Commission Annual Report on Gender Equality - progress report for July 2008 to June 2009

Sustainable waste management - Impact report

The report gained extensive publicity and was quoted extensively at a 'Waste Summit' held by the Scottish Government shortly after publication. A 'waste think tank' was set up, as…

Police Call Management - Impact report

This report received widespread newspaper, radio and television coverage, as well as a lot of political interest, with the Parliament’s Public Audit Committee producing a report…

Improving the Schools Estate - Impact report

There was extensive media and political interest in this report. The Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) accepted all of the report's…

Overview of mental health services

Mental health problems cause considerable poor health in Scotland and much has been done to move services from institutions into the community. There now needs to be a better…

East Dunbartonshire Council: the Audit of Best Value and Community Planning

The Accounts Commission says that council services have improved, there is positive leadership, good working relationships and a ‘can do’ attitude. However the council still has…

Primary care out-of-hours services - Impact report

This report received a very high level of media coverage, and download numbers remained high over a 12-month period, suggesting continuing interest. Since publication, National…

Palliative care services in Scotland - Impact report

The report received a high level of media coverage. Shortly after publication, the Scottish Government launched its national action plan for palliative care, as well as the chief…

Managing long-term conditions in Scotland - Impact report

The report received moderate media coverage following release, but its download figures are among the highest for any Audit Scotland report. The Scottish Government has published…

A performance overview of sport in Scotland - Impact report

Audit Scotland’s review found that councils are responsible for around 90 per cent of total expenditure on sport (around £558 million a year). Expenditure is targeted at two…