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Central Scotland Fire & Rescue service is effective but further improvement needed to provide Best Value
Central Scotland Fire & Rescue provides an effective, low cost service. But it would be better placed to provide Best Value if it had stronger performance arrangements. Many… - /news/accounts-commission-welcomes-improvements-at-shetland-islands-council-but-still-has-concerns
Accounts Commission welcomes improvements at Shetland Islands Council but still has concerns
Shetland Islands Council has made good progress in implementing its improvement plan. It now has many of the building blocks needed to provide Best Value. New political management… - /news/nhs-financial-performance-was-good-but-there-are-significant-challenges-ahead
NHS financial performance was good but there are significant challenges ahead
The overall performance of the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland was good in 2010/11, but there are significant financial pressures building. An Audit Scotland report… - /news/meeting-climate-change-targets-could-cost-scotland-%C2%A310-billion
Meeting climate change targets could cost Scotland £10 billion
Scotland has made good progress in cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, with a fall of more than a quarter since 1990. However, the country has very ambitious targets for further… - /news/lothian-and-borders-police-and-police-board-perform-well-and-have-sound-basis-for-future
Lothian and Borders Police and Police Board perform well and have sound basis for future development
Lothian & Borders Police force and the Lothian & Borders Police board have an effective working relationship and work well together and with partner organisations to… - /news/comhairle-nan-eilean-siar-western-isles-council-provides-good-services-but-needs-to-make
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) provides good services but needs to make better progress in implementing Best Value
In a report published today, the Accounts Commission says while Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has put some of the basic building blocks in place for providing Best Value, there remain… - /news/strong-leadership-and-clear-vision-driving-improvements-at-stirling-council
Strong leadership and clear vision driving improvements at Stirling Council
Stirling Council has strong leadership with a clear vision, and has made good progress in improving the performance of its services, its management of resources and partnership… - /news/local-partnerships-have-a-key-role-in-improving-local-economies
Local partnerships have a key role in improving local economies
Community planning partnerships need to build on their economic development activity to help meet local needs. Partnerships should also make better use of available information… - /news/commission-welcomes-improvements-at-strathclyde-partnership-for-transport
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… - /news/programme-of-performance-audits-for-201213-published
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…
