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    Audit with purpose

    Members of the Accounts Commission are united by a shared ambition to make a difference, to help ensure that the £27 billion spent by local government delivers better…
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    Community justice aims not yet being met

    The Scottish Government has yet to achieve its objective of ensuring that people convicted of criminal offences increasingly receive community-based sentences instead of…
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    Aberdeen City Council has made strong improvement, but needs to do more to address housing and education

    Over the past five years Aberdeen City Council has significantly improved its performance while making challenging savings targets and acting to reshape the city's economy.…
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    Longer-term approach needed to PPE planning

    The rise in PPE prices at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic increased costs for the body that provides support services to the NHS by over £37 million. An Audit Scotland…
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    New code shapes the future of public audit in Scotland

    The Code of Audit Practice shapes and defines the independent audit of public bodies in Scotland. It supports democratic scrutiny of how public money is spent and what impact…
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    Councils and communities worked well together, but impacts of Covid-19 are unequal

    Scotland’s councils reacted quickly, working alongside communities and partners, to address the unprecedented challenges created by Covid-19. Many challenges remain…
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    Cyber crime: A serious risk to Scotland’s public sector

    Recent cyber attacks at SEPA and the University of the Highlands and Islands have highlighted the threat that cybercrime poses to the public sector in Scotland. Read more on Dr.…
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    Audit Scotland named one of Scotland’s best workplaces

    Audit Scotland is celebrating after being named one of the 40 Best Companies to work for in Scotland, as well as the UK’s fourth best accountancy workplace. Audit Scotland…
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    Accounts Commission for Scotland and Improvement Service collaboration focused on improving local government services

    The Accounts Commission and the Improvement Service have confirmed a formal collaboration focused on accelerating the improvement and pace of change in local government services.…
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    Tendering for new audit appointments this year

    I am pleased to announce that we will proceed with the tendering process this year and we will be inviting audit firms to bid for work this autumn. This decision has been made…