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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… - /news/tribute-to-robert-black-cbe
Tribute to Robert Black CBE
Audit Scotland pays tribute to Robert Black CBE, Scotland's first Auditor General. Bob died on Friday 15 October. Bob was the first AGS and Audit Scotland's first… - /news/governance-must-improve-at-crofting-commission
Governance must improve at Crofting Commission
The body responsible for overseeing Scotland's 20,000 crofts must improve its governance and rebuild damaged relationships between its board and managers. There has been a… - /news/ppe-contracts-awarded-fairly
PPE contracts awarded fairly
The Scottish public body that procured PPE during the pandemic acted fairly and appropriately when awarding contracts. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) used emergency… - /news/most-scottish-councils-maintained-or-improved-housing-benefit-service-performance-despite
Most Scottish councils maintained or improved housing benefit service performance, despite Covid-19 disruptions
Most of Scotland's councils have maintained or improved their delivery of vital benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite short-staffing and major disruptions from having… - /news/vaccinations-programme-makes-excellent-progress
Vaccinations programme makes excellent progress
The Covid-19 vaccination programme has made excellent progress in vaccinating a large majority of the adult population in Scotland. By 17 September, more than 90 per cent of…
