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    Further education sector improving but more progress required

    The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (Funding Council) is making progress on a number of fronts, according to a report published today by the Auditor General…
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    Glasgow commended for rate of improvement , though significant challenges remain

    In its Best Value report on Glasgow City Council published today (Thursday 19 January) the Accounts Commission commends Scotland’s largest council for its improvement agenda and…
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    Report on Northern Isles ferry service contract published

    The Auditor General for Scotland has today published his report on the Scottish Executive’s handling of the five-year contract, which commenced in October 2002, to run the…
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    Councils need to do more to ‘follow the public pound’

    An Accounts Commission report published today shows that councils need better information about their funding of external organisations and what is obtained for the money provided…
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    The NHS in Scotland is making progress on health targets

    Scotland’s health service is achieving better clinical outcomes and cutting most waiting times says an Audit Scotland report published today. The report, An overview of the…
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    Some progress at Inverclyde but Commission wants increased pace of change

    The Accounts Commission published its progress report today (Wednesday 30 November) on Inverclyde Council. The report considers the steps taken by the council since June to…
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    Scotland’s public sector spends more than £5m a year developing its leaders of the future

    Scotland’s public sector has good examples of investment in leadership but many individual organisations do not have clear policies and most are unable to link the spending to…
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    Need for better monitoring of new initiatives funding

    Last year the Scottish Executive launched new initiatives amounting to £1.4 billion. The management of these projects is generally sound, but making changes could help to improve…
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    Scottish Water has made a sound start but its performance can improve

    Scottish Water has made a good start in raising the water industry’s performance but can make further improvements, says the Auditor General. In a report published today, Overview…