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    Existing police forces have key strengths but new force faces challenges moving to single structure

    A report by the Accounts Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland (HMICS) draws out wider lessons from Best Value audits and inspections…
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    Major changes needed to tackle reoffending in Scotland

    An Audit Scotland report, Reducing reoffending in Scotland, looks at the efficiency and effectiveness of approaches taken to address the problem. Reconviction rates have remained…
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    NHS needs to increase its focus on long-term financial planning

    An Audit Scotland report, NHS financial performance 2011/12, provides an overview of the financial performance of the NHS in Scotland in the last financial year, as well as…
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    Scotland’s colleges face major reforms and financial challenges

    An Audit Scotland report, Scotland’s colleges: current finances, future challenges, assesses the financial standing of the college sector before structural reforms and…
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    New report on managing performance and improvement in local authorities

    An Accounts Commission report says gathering, analysing and acting on performance information is essential to improve services and the quality of people’s lives. But no…
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    Systemic failures in dealing with chief fire officer’s retirement and re-employment

    Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Joint Board demonstrated systemic failures in handling the retirement and re-employment of its chief fire officer, says the Accounts Commission. In…
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    Aberdeenshire Council shows progress in its benefits service

    Aberdeenshire Council has made significant improvements in the service it offers for housing and council tax benefits. The Accounts Commission called for an update on its earlier…
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    Strathclyde Police Authority has made little progress in improving its performance but is now moving in the right direction

    The body charged with overseeing Strathclyde Police has done little so far to improve its performance over the past year but is now showing some positive signs. A report…
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    Fife Constabulary and Police Authority perform well and need to continue to work closely in the transition to the new Police Service of Scotland

    Fife Constabulary and Fife Police Authority both demonstrate most aspects of Best Value. They share a strong vision of taking policing closer to the community and need to maintain…
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    Significant weaknesses in management of ICT programmes

    Managing ICT contracts: An audit of three public sector programmes, published today, reports on the management of important ICT programmes that were delayed, cancelled or overran…