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Time to refresh school estate strategy and improve school design
Billions of pounds have been spent over the past decade on over 200 new schools and many school improvements. According to Audit Scotland’s report, Improving the school estate,… - /news/council-achievements-recognised-but-further-improvement-essential
Council achievements recognised but further improvement essential
The Accounts Commission recognises the improvement achieved by local government in Scotland. Its report Overview of the local authority audits 2007, published today, highlights… - /news/better-planning-and-funding-needed-to-sustain-scotland%E2%80%99s-free-personal-care
Better planning and funding needed to sustain Scotland’s free personal care
Free personal and nursing care (FPNC) needs to be better planned, managed and funded for it to continue to benefit older people in the future. An Audit Scotland report published… - /news/accounts-commission-acknowledges-progress-at-west-dunbartonshire-council-and-urges-further
Accounts Commission acknowledges progress at West Dunbartonshire Council and urges further work
The Accounts Commission for Scotland published its latest findings today on Best Value at West Dunbartonshire Council. The Commission acknowledges the council’s progress and… - /news/nhs-financial-and-performance-management-is-getting-better-with-improvements-against-many-key
NHS financial and performance management is getting better with improvements against many key targets
The performance of the NHS is improving against key targets and boards are managing their finances better. However, the service needs to improve performance reporting so the… - /news/statutory-performance-information-for-200607-now-available
Statutory performance information for 2006/07 now available
2006/07 Statutory performance information covering Scotland’s councils, police forces and fire… - /news/auditor-general-reports-on-nhs-checks-on-overseas-staff
Auditor General reports on NHS checks on overseas staff
The Auditor General for Scotland is today publishing a report on the performance of the NHS in carrying out pre-employment checks of overseas staff. The report, Overseas staff in… - /news/east-lothian-council-has-shown-limited-progress-and-capacity-to-establish-best-value
East Lothian Council has shown limited progress and capacity to establish Best Value
East Lothian Council is performing just below the Scottish average, and has made limited progress in establishing Best Value. The Accounts Commission says that the council now has… - /news/despite-public-satisfaction-forces-need-to-demonstrate-best-use-of-resources
Despite public satisfaction, forces need to demonstrate best use of resources
Scotland’s police receive almost 16,000 calls a day and people are generally satisfied when they call 999 or a non-emergency number. Forces recently reorganised how they manage… - /news/public-recycling-more-than-ever-but-landfill-targets-unlikely-to-be-met
Public recycling more than ever but landfill targets unlikely to be met
Recycling rates have risen significantly, but further increases will be harder to achieve and will cost more. Because of slow progress in developing facilities to deal with waste…
