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Urgent progress needed at Falkirk Council
Falkirk Council’s leaders need to urgently make and implement big decisions about how to deliver sustainable services and make significant and necessary savings. The… - /news/william-moyes-appointed-as-chair-of-accounts-commission
William Moyes appointed as Chair of Accounts Commission
Bill Moyes has been appointed as the new Chair of the Accounts Commission. Dr Moyes has extensive experience as a chair and a non-executive in both the public and private sectors… - /news/serious-failings-at-ethical-standards-body
Serious failings at ethical standards body
Public trust in the body that investigates complaints about the behaviour of MSPs and councillors is now at risk because of serious failings in the way it is run. The… - /news/scottish-government-pandemic-spending-must-be-more-transparent
Scottish Government pandemic spending must be more transparent
The Scottish Government needs to be more transparent about its spending in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, following a year in which its budget grew by a quarter. A report… - /news/improvements-at-nhs-highland-but-financial-uncertainty-remains
Improvements at NHS Highland, but financial uncertainty remains
NHS Highland has improved its governance, leadership and culture, and has managed to reduce its spending. Now the board must focus on addressing its challenging future financial… - /news/b%C3%B2rd-na-g%C3%A0idhlig-addresses-leadership-and-governance-weaknesses
Bòrd na Gàidhlig addresses leadership and governance weaknesses
The public body responsible for promoting Gaelic in Scotland has tackled weaknesses in its leadership and governance. It now needs to monitor the impact of these changes in the… - /news/scotlands-delayed-census-making-good-progress-but-challenges-remain
Scotland's delayed census making good progress but challenges remain
Scotland's census has faced considerable challenges and is expected to cost £21.6 million more than originally planned. Careful management is needed to ensure its… - /news/congratulations-to-diane-mcgiffen
Congratulations to Diane McGiffen
Audit Scotland would like to congratulate Chief Operating Officer Diane McGiffen on her appointment as the new Chief Executive of the Law Society of Scotland. Diane will leave… - /news/scotlands-public-bodies-must-build-on-community-response-to-covid-19
Scotland's public bodies must build on community response to Covid-19
Communities across Scotland provided a vital and immediate response to help mitigate the impacts of Covid-19, and the momentum and lessons need to be sustained. A joint update… - /news/south-ayrshire-councils-services-perform-well-but-improvement-is-not-fast-enough
South Ayrshire Council's services perform well, but improvement is not fast enough
Public services at South Ayrshire Council perform well and residents are satisfied with the services they receive. However, the council must move faster in changing services for…
