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Aberdeenshire Council: the audit of Best Value and Community Planning 2008

The Commission welcomes sound performance by Aberdeenshire Council, but says a more strategic approach is needed.

Midlothian Council: the audit of Best Value and Community Planning 2008

The council demonstrates effective engagement with communities and generally sound financial management but needs to do more before it is in a position fully to demonstrate Best…

Orkney Islands Council: the audit of best value and community planning

In its first report on Best Value at Orkney Islands Council, the Accounts Commission for Scotland says the council has good leadership and performs well in a number of areas.

Aberdeen City Council: the Audit of Best Value and Community Planning 2008

The Commission decided that in light of the concerns highlighted in the Controller of Audit’s report it would hold a Hearing to gather more evidence. This took place on 13…

North Lanarkshire Council: the audit of Best Value and Community Planning

The Commission welcomes the council’s good strategic direction and pace of change, and says it has good leadership and clear vision.

Falkirk Council: the audit of Best Value and Community Planning 2008

Falkirk Council shows good, solid performance with many characteristics of best value, while still having room for improvement in some areas.

The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2006/07

Almost £10 million worth of fraud and errors have been identified following a national detection exercise by Audit Scotland working together with other public bodies.…

Managing increasing prisoner numbers in Scotland

Significant amounts of money have been spent improving the conditions inside Scotland’s prisons, but more than one in five prisoners are still sharing cells designed for one…

The 2006/07 audit of Kilmarnock College

Aberdeen City Council: Property sales investigation

A report by the Controller of Audit to the Accounts Commission under Section 102(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.