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    Housing services - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    Council tenants' rent arrears have continued to rise. There was a 10% increase from the £37.4 million outstanding in 1999/00 to £42 million at the end of 2000/01. In addition,…

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    Social work services - Performance Indicators 2000-2001

    Councils' social work services have shown real improvements in a number of areas. There has been an increase in the proportion of staff in childrens' homes with an appropriate…

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    Overview of the National Health Service in Scotland 2000/2001

    The overview of the National Health Service in Scotland for the financial year 2000/01 highlights the continuing financial pressures facing Scotland's NHS trusts. Eight trusts…

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    Fire and Police - Performance indicators 2000/01

    The main finding of the report is that, although modest, there continues to be an overall improvement in the performance of Scotland's police forces and fire brigades in 2000/2001…

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    Making Progress with Best Value - A national overview of the Performance Management and Planning (PMP) Audit 2000/2001

    This year's Best Value audit of Scottish councils shows a general improvement in the way services are being managed. However, against the largely positive picture, the Accounts…

  6. /publications/direction-2001-local-government-act-1992

    Direction 2001 - Local Government Act 1992

    The Accounts Commission for Scotland has a duty under the Local Government Act 1992 to direct local authorities to publish certain information on their performance. The…

  7. /publications/the-new-trunk-roads-contracts-an-examination-of-the-competition-for-the-maintenance

    The new trunk roads contracts: an examination of the competition for the maintenance and management of the trunk road network

    This report into the new contracts for Scotland's trunk roads has found that, overall, the Scottish Executive Development Department completed the competitions fairly and properly…

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    Homing in on care : A review of home care services for older people

    Home care workers, or home helps, are valued highly by older people and their carers, and are at the frontline in providing the care and support which allows many of them to…

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    Overview of Further Education colleges in Scotland 1999/2000

    This overview report highlights the severe economic difficulties being experienced by many of Scotland's further education colleges and warns that some colleges need to improve…

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    Audit Scotland corporate plan 2001

    This document outlines Audit Scotland's corporate plan. It covers our priorities, acting on those priorities and measuring our progress.