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    Commission welcomes improvements at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

    The Accounts Commission has considered an update report on an audit investigation of travel expenses and other matters at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). In findings…
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    Programme of performance audits for 2012/13 published

    Over the summer, we consulted on proposals for our rolling programme of national performance audits. The proposals included a mix of different sizes of projects ranging from…
  3. /news/telehealth-could-help-the-nhs-treat-patients-in-new-ways-and-manage-rising-demands-and-costs

    Telehealth could help the NHS treat patients in new ways and manage rising demands and costs

    The National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland should do more to consider telehealth when introducing or redesigning services. It provides an opportunity to treat patients in new…
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    Auditor General for Scotland announces retirement

    Auditor General for Scotland, Robert Black, announced today that he intends to retire. Mr Black has written to the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament saying that he…
  5. /news/better-understanding-of-performance-and-costs-of-planning-system-needed

    Better understanding of performance and costs of planning system needed

    An Audit Scotland report published today, Modernising the planning system, assesses whether recent reform of the planning system is making it more economic, efficient and…
  6. /news/inefficiency-in-scotland%E2%80%99s-justice-system-costs-time-and-money

    Inefficiency in Scotland’s justice system costs time and money

    Inefficiency in Scotland's criminal justice system causes delays for everyone involved, including victims and witnesses, and cost at least £10 million in 2009/10. An…
  7. /news/scotland%E2%80%99s-public-sector-needs-to-focus-on-the-long-term-financial-sustainability-of-public

    Scotland’s public sector needs to focus on the long-term financial sustainability of public services

    Scotland’s public sector is in the first year of major spending cuts and public bodies must focus on their long-term financial sustainability to ensure effective public…
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    Aberdeenshire Council’s benefits service requires closer scrutiny

    In a report on the performance of Aberdeenshire Council’s benefits service, the Accounts Commission says that the council took insufficient action to address risks…
  9. /news/scope-for-significant-improvements-and-savings-in-transport-for-health-and-social-care

    Scope for significant improvements and savings in transport for health and social care

    Greater coordination of transport for health and social care, which affects many people across Scotland, could lead to significant improvements and financial savings. An Audit…
  10. /news/strathclyde-police-service-is-good-but-authority-needs-to-be-more-involved-and-proactive

    Strathclyde police service is good, but authority needs to be more involved and proactive

    Strathclyde Police Force performs well and communities receive a good policing service. However the force, and Strathclyde Police Authority and its support function, should…