Consultation responses
Audit Scotland, the Accounts Commission for Scotland and the Auditor General provide guidance on specific consultations when requested. The lists below show details of our consultation responses.
SG Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy Consultation
Published February 2025 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
SG Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy Consultation - PDF 195Kb
Response to call for views National Care Service Bill
Published September 2024 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
Response to call for views National Care Service Bill - PDF 262Kb
Response to Financial position of Integration Joint Boards call for views
Published August 2024 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
Published August 2024 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes - PDF 172Kb
Response to Housing (Scotland) Bill call for views
Published May 2024 by the Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill
Published February 2024 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
Response to Health, Social Care and Sport Committee call for views
Published January 2024 by the Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on effective community engagement in local development planning guidance
Published December 2023 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to Public Sector Fraud Authority proposal to use a Legislative Reform Order to amend the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Published December 2023 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland
Published October 2023 by the Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland - PDF 257Kb
Response to call for views on Visitor Levy Bill
Published August 2023 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to call for views on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Published August 2022 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to call for views on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - PDF 476Kb
Response to emergency proposals to update 2021/22 and 2022/23 accounting codes
Published February 2022 by Audit Scotland.
Response to emergency proposals to update 2021/22 and 2022/23 accounting codes - PDF 164Kb
Response to consultation on a National Care Service for Scotland
Published November 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on a National Care Service for Scotland - PDF 332Kb
Response to Consultation: Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland and the draft Code
Published September 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to Covid-19 Public Inquiry
Published September 2021 by the Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee: pre-budget scrutiny 2022-23 – call for views
Published September 2021 by the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission.
Response to Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee's call for views on funding for culture in Scotland
Published September 2021 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to review of the Operation of Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in Scotland
Published August 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to review of the Operation of Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in Scotland - PDF 228Kb
Response to consultation on Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of Covid
Published August 2021 by the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to consultation on the Ethical Standards Commissioner's draft Strategic Plan
Published August 2021 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on the Ethical Standards Commissioner's draft Strategic Plan - PDF 59Kb
Response to Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on Accounts Commission Engagement and Support
Published July 2021 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA) consultation on a draft prospectus for the English national scheme for local auditor appointments
Response to Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance - consultation on the government's proposals
Published July 2021 by Audit Scotland, the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission.
Response to CIPFA consultation: Treasury Management in the Public Services - Code of Practice
Published April 2021 by the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to CIPFA consultation: The Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities
Published April 2021 by the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on Climate Change - Net Zero Nation: Draft public engagement strategy
Published March 2021 by Audit Scotland, the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to consultation on the extension of National Fraud Initiative (NFI) digital powers
Published March 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom
Published March 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on the Councillor Code of Conduct Revision
Published February 2021 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on the Councillor Code of Conduct Revision - PDF 157Kb
Response to consultation on revised LASAAC guidance on reserves
Published January 2021 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on revised LASAAC guidance on reserves - PDF 64Kb
Response to consultation on the Draft Northern Ireland Audit Office Code of Audit Practice 2021
Published December 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to call for evidence: Review of coherent provision and sustainability of Glasgow college region
Published December 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to Scottish Government consultation: Island Communities Impact Assessments Guidance and Toolkit
Published November 2020 by Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on legislation relating to powers in the Digital Economy Act 2017 to share data in connection with public sector debt and fraud
Published November 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on potential revisions to the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to public bodies
Published November 2020 by the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to Scottish Affairs Committee call for evidence on universities and Scotland
Published October 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to Scottish Affairs Committee call for evidence on universities and Scotland - PDF 415Kb
Response to consultation on auditors’ work on value for money (VFM) arrangements
Published September 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on auditors’ work on value for money (VFM) arrangements - PDF 235Kb
Response to Scottish Housing Regulator consultation
Published August 2020 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to Scottish Housing Regulator consultation - PDF 135Kb
Response to pre-budget scrutiny 2021-22
Published August 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to call for evidence: A review of coherent provision and sustainability in further and higher education
Published August 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to policy proposal for the review of Island Communities Impact Assessments Decisions (Scotland) Regulations under Section 9 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018
Published July 2020 by Audit Scotland.
Response to call for views on the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill
Published November 2019 by Audit Scotland.
Response to call for views on Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill - PDF 76Kb
Response to consultation on devolved taxes: a policy framework
Published June 2019 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on devolved taxes: a policy framework - PDF 71Kb
Response to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee's inquiry on how the Scottish Parliament can enhance the way it considers human rights in its work
Published April 2018 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on measuring the attainment gap and milestones towards closing it
Published November 2017 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on fair funding to achieve excellence and equity in education
Published October 2017 by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Accounts Commission and Auditor General for Scotland.
Response to consultation on fair funding to achieve excellence and equity in education - PDF 198Kb
Response to Health and Sport Committee's consultation on consideration of whether technology and innovation can transform the NHS
Published June 2017 by Audit Scotland.
Response to Health and Sport Committee's consultation on consideration of the draft budget 2018/19
Published June 2017 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on the Scottish Code of (Higher Education) Good Governance
Published June 2017 by Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on the Scottish Code of (Higher Education) Good Governance - PDF 47Kb
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Good College Governance
Published June 2017 by the Auditor General for Scotland and Audit Scotland.
Response to Scottish Government consultation on Good College Governance - PDF 61Kb
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on severance policy in devolved public sector in Scotland
Published June 2017 by the Auditor General for Scotland, Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to consultation on the Scottish Parliament's Budget Process Review Group's interim report
Published April 2017 by the Auditor General for Scotland, Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland.
Response to CIPFA's consultation on the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities and Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice and Cross Sectoral Guidance Notes
Published April 2017 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to Local Government and Communities Committee's call for evidence on City Region Deals
Published April 2017 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to Scottish Government consultation exercises on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Published June 2016 by the Auditor General and Accounts Commission.
Joint response to the independent evaluation of the first three audits of Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs)
Published September 2013 by the Auditor General and Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on Reforming Police and Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland
Published November 2011 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on Reforming Police and Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland - PDF 106Kb
Response to consultation on the future of the Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland
Published May 2011 by the Accounts Commission.
Response to consultation on the future of the Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland - PDF 233Kb
Response to consultation on the future of policing in Scotland
Published May 2011 by the Accounts Commission and Auditor General.
Response to consultation on the future of policing in Scotland - PDF 233Kb
