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    The first challenges

    It all started with one man in a small old Scottish Tourist Board office and a secretary, both on loan from the civil service. James Dargie, the first Controller of Audit,…
  2. /40-years-timeline

    40 years timeline

    A look at some of the Commission's key events from the past 40 years. 1974 - 2015 1974 - The Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland established the Local…
  3. /contact-us/access-to-personal-information

    Access to personal information

    You have a right to access personal information that we hold about you by making a ‘subject access request’. A subject access request form for this purpose can be downloaded…
  4. /accounts-commission-our-changing-role

    Accounts Commission - our changing role

    The Accounts Commission has played a pivotal role in Scottish public life over the last 40 years. It has changed – as local government has changed through successive…
  5. /a-history-of-the-commission

    A history of the Commission

    The Accounts Commission reached its 40th anniversary in 2015. To mark the anniversary, we undertook a project to look at its history and the work it has done during the past…
  6. /about-us/work-with-us/meet-our-people

    Meet our people

    The best way to find out what it's like to work at Audit Scotland is to meet the people who already do:Zahrah MahmoodSenior Auditor, Audit Services GroupI joined Audit Scotland…
  7. /contact-us/objections-to-local-authority-accounts

    Objections to local authority accounts

    Local electors and other people with an interest have a right to inspect and object to local authority accounts under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Auditors appointed…