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    Technical guidance

    Audit Scotland's Professional Support provides guidance and support to the external auditors we appoint. We help them to fulfil their responsibility under their audit appointment…
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    Housing benefit audit

    The Accounts Commission has responsibility for auditing housing benefit (HB) services in Scotland, and our HB performance audit work is incorporated into our annual audit work of…
  3. /what-we-do/consultation-responses

    Consultation responses

    SG Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy ConsultationPublished February 2025 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission…
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    Community planning partnerships

    In 2012, we worked with our scrutiny partners and other key stakeholders to develop an audit framework for supporting improved performance and accountability of Community…
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    Memoranda of understanding

    HM Fire Service Inspectorate in ScotlandThis document sets out how Audit Scotland will work with HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland (HMFSI) in the deterrence, prevention and…
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    Improving scrutiny

    We work with other public sector scrutiny bodies to make sure scrutiny of all public services is well targeted, proportionate and coordinated. We do this through the Strategic…
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    Best Value

    What is Best Value?Best Value is about ensuring that there is good governance and effective management of resources, with a focus on improvement, to deliver the best possible…
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    What we do

    To find out what work we are planning to do over the next year, see our work programme.We report in a range of ways on the performance and finances of Scotland’s public bodies,…