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    Progress at NHS Tayside but risks remain

    NHS Tayside has improved its financial management and service performance, but risks related to its high running costs remain. The health board has improved waiting times for…
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    Estimated £15m of Carer's Allowance benefit overpaid

    An estimated £14.8m of a carer's benefit is thought to have been overpaid in Scotland due to error and fraud, a report by the Auditor General has shown. The Department…
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    The City of Edinburgh Council can do more to fulfil its potential and further improve the lives of citizens

    The City of Edinburgh Council can do more to fulfil its potential and further improve the lives of citizens. Over the last four years many services provided by the City of…
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    Audit Scotland director in UK’s top 100 most influential disabled people

    Audit Scotland Associate Director Elaine Boyd has been named as one of Britain’s most influential disabled people in the 2020 Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list. Elaine,…
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    Aberdeenshire Council needs clearer vision to address underlying weaknesses

    Aberdeenshire Council continues to deliver many services to a good standard but needs to be clearer about what it wants to achieve. In a report published today, the Accounts…
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    Extension of public audit appointments and the Code of Audit Practice

    Covid-19 has resulted in significant disruption for public bodies and to auditors of the public sector. Due to this, the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission…
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    A decade of improvement at Dundee City Council, but progress needs to quicken to tackle deep social issues

    Over the last ten years Dundee City Council has improved many services for residents and played a major part in the ambitious programme of projects that have transformed much of…
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    Auditors in Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants

    Four Audit Scotland accountants have been named in this year's ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants (CAs) list. Adam…
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    Moray Council must urgently improve services

    Services in Moray Council are continuing to deteriorate, in particular within education. There has been a significant decline in services since a previous report by the Accounts…
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    Public spending must adapt to Covid-19

    Covid-19 will have significant consequences for public spending in Scotland now and well into the future, say auditors. An Audit Scotland analysis of the financial implications…