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    Overview of the 2000/01 Local Authority Audits

    Against a background of a general improvement in financial management and performance, Scottish councils need to improve the way they monitor the use of funds they provide to arms…

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    Organ retention validation review

    All NHS trusts in Scotland have systems in place for identifying organs retained following post mortems and for dealing efficiently with relatives' enquiries. The report makes…

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    Individual Learning Accounts in Scotland

    A report by the Auditor General for Scotland, Robert Black, has found there were serious and significant failings in the administration of the Individual Learning Accounts (ILAs)…

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    Audit Scotland annual report 2000/2001

    The first Audit Scotland Annual Report and accounts for the financial year 2000/01 are now available. We have taken the unusual step of not producing any printed copies this year…

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    Council profiles 2000/2001: Performance information for Scottish Councils

    One of the requirements of Best Value is that councils should give priority to improving their poorer performing services. This report looks at change in performance since 1998/99…

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    Data compendium 2000/2001: Performance information for Scottish Councils

    This compendium provides all the data for the full range of indicators for all services in 2000/2001 and, where appropriate, comparable data for the two previous years.

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    Benefits, Finance and Corporate issues - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    Scottish councils collected 89% of the council tax due last year, a 1% improvement on the previous year and continuing an improvement trend. Of the £1.34 billion of council tax…

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    Leisure and Libraries - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    There has been a slight reduction in the use of leisure facilities since the previous year and the pamphlet also shows that libraries are still finding it difficult to meet…

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    Environmental and Regulatory - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    Local authority performance information published today reveals encouraging signs of improvement across a number of council services. There has been a slight increase in recycling…

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    Education services - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    A number of encouraging signs have emerged from the publication of information about the performance of councils' education services. The number of 3 and 4 year olds in pre-school…