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    Corporate plan: 2003-05

    Audit Scotland has just published our second corporate plan. The plan reflects our priorities for the immediate future, to March 2005. We intend to take this plan forward into a…

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    Scottish Further Education Funding Council - Performance management of the further education sector in Scotland

    A report by the Auditor General says that the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) has improved its systems for assessing further education (FE) college performance…

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    Audit Scotland annual report and accounts for 2002/03

    Our annual report and accounts for 2002/03.

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    Outpatients count

    More patients are being seen in outpatient departments as the NHSS strives to become more patient centred and to deliver care in more flexible ways. This report shows that, based…

  5. /publications/the-new-audit-of-best-value-consultation-paper-july-2003

    The new audit of Best Value: Consultation paper - July 2003

    The Local Government in Scotland Act introduced new statutory duties for councils in relation to Best Value, Community Planning and Public Performance Reporting. The Accounts…

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    Supporting prescribing in general practice - a progress report

    While there have been considerable improvements in the quality and efficiency of prescribing by general practitioners, implementing national guidelines on prescribing is having…

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    Bye now, pay later? A follow-up review of the management of early retirement

    This report says that councils have become more rigorous in their management of early retirement. Councils are commended by the Commission for taking account of the full cost of…

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    Moving to mainstream: The inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools

    This report provides the first assessment of the likely impact and cost of new education legislation. It estimates that between two and five thousand more pupils with special…

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    Amended Direction 2001 and 2002 - Local Government Act 1992

    In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, the Accounts Commission for Scotland has recently amended its 2001 and 2002 directions specifying…

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    Overview of 2001/02 Local Authority Audits

    In his annual assessment of council performance the Controller of Audit, Mr Ronnie Hinds highlights improvements in the delivery of a range of services while also reporting…