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    Scottish Government will not meet infrastructure goals

    The Scottish Government no longer expects to have enough money to deliver all its planned £26 billion investment in public sector infrastructure. Growing the economy and…
  2. /news/new-accounts-commission-members-appointed

    New Accounts Commission members appointed

    Four new members of the Accounts Commission have been appointed by Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Local Government, Empowerment and Planning. The new members are: Carol Evans,…
  3. /news/approaches-to-achieving-net-zero-across-the-uk

    Approaches to achieving net zero across the UK

    Report by the four Auditors General of the United Kingdom. Effective working relationships between the UK and devolved governments will be key to achieving net zero by 2050…
  4. /news/access-to-mental-health-services-slow-and-complicated

    Access to mental health services slow and complicated

    Accessing adult mental health services in Scotland remains slow and complicated for many people. In particular, ethnic minority groups, people living in rural areas and those in…
  5. /news/commission-urges-pace-in-addressing-equal-pay-and-conditions-at-glasgow-city-council

    Commission urges pace in addressing equal pay and conditions at Glasgow City Council

    Glasgow City Council, trade unions and others are urged to maintain the pace in implementing a new system aimed at ensuring employees are paid equally in the future for the work…
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    Scottish Canals urgently needs to improve financial reporting

    Scottish Canals’ struggle to value its assets meant auditors did not have enough reliable evidence to provide assurance over the public body’s finances. Scottish…
  7. /news/south-lanarkshire-college-improves-governance

    South Lanarkshire College improves governance

    South Lanarkshire College has addressed weaknesses in how it is governed but has spent around £800,000 responding to leadership issues. Auditors found that the college…
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    Early learning and childcare expansion delivered but sector fragile

    The Scottish Government, councils and partners did well to increase early learning and childcare (ELC) provision to 1,140 hours a year per child, despite the challenge of the…
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    Significant progress on courts backlog

    The criminal trial backlog that built up during the Covid-19 pandemic has been significantly reduced but waiting times for the most serious crimes have doubled. The Scottish…
  10. /news/radical-change-is-needed-across-scotland%E2%80%99s-councils

    Radical change is needed across Scotland’s councils

    Scotland’s councils must radically change how they operate – particularly how they collaborate with partners – if they are to improve and maintain services to…