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Accounts Commission & Audit Scotland
Statutory reports, Best Value assurance reviews and corporate output from the Accounts Commission, the body that holds Scottish councils and local government bodies to account, alongside section 22 reports from the Auditor General for Scotland covering NHS boards and national public bodies. Both are published through Audit Scotland.
769 reports
257 Accounts Commission
154 Auditor General
71 bodies covered
Reports
Visit Scotland
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
NHS Western Isles
Best Value and Community Planning
Perth & Kinross council is carrying out good work and has the capacity and ability to build on this, so that further improvements can be made in service per
Our annual report for 2007/08.
Best Value and Community Planning 2008
The Commission welcomes sound performance by Aberdeenshire Council, but says a more strategic approach is needed.
Best Value and Community Planning 2008
The council demonstrates effective engagement with communities and generally sound financial management but needs to do more before it is in a position fully
best value and community planning
In its first report on Best Value at Orkney Islands Council, the Accounts Commission for Scotland says the council has good leadership and performs well in a nu
Best Value and Community Planning 2008
The Commission decided that in light of the concerns highlighted in the Controller of Audit’s report it would hold a Hearing to gather more evidence.
Best Value and Community Planning
The Commission welcomes the council’s good strategic direction and pace of change, and says it has good leadership and clear vision.
Best Value and Community Planning 2008
Falkirk Council shows good, solid performance with many characteristics of best value, while still having room for improvement in some areas.
Kilmarnock College
Aberdeen City Council
A report by the Controller of Audit to the Accounts Commission under Section 102(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
James Watt College
Best Value and Community Planning - progress report
The Commission acknowledges the Council’s increased commitment to continuous improvement and the progress made by the Council within a fairly short timescale.
Scottish Government
NHS Western Isles
Scottish Arts Council
Best Value and Community Planning
East Lothian Council is performing just below the Scottish average, and has made limited progress in establishing Best Value.
Best Value and Community Planning
The Accounts Commission says Clackmannanshire council faces a number of significant challenges specific to its situation and its progress towards Best Value has
Scottish Water
Water, commissioner The 2006/07 audit of Scottish Water
Best Value and Community Planning - Progress report
In this follow-up report the Accounts Commission acknowledges improvement in the council’s corporate leadership and strategic direction, but says that there are
This report was commissioned by the Accounts Commission as part of its wider review of the progress of the Best Value and Community Planning council audits.
This Scheme contains a review of the previous Scheme’s action plan, an updated action plan and a prioritisation of the Accounts Commission’s policies and activi
This Scheme contains an action plan and a prioritisation of our policies and activities for impact assessment using an impact assessment methodology available f
The Accounts Commission for Scotland's annual report for years up to 2006/07.
East Lothian Council
A report by the Controller of Audit to the Accounts Commission under Section 102(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
James Watt College
Inverness College
Best Value and Community Planning
Scottish Borders Council has made substantial progress in recent years and has done much of the groundwork needed to achieve Best Value.
Best Value and Community Planning
The Accounts Commission says Edinburgh City Council displays many of the features of a Best Value council, including many examples of good service delivery.
Best Value and Community Planning - progress report 2007
The Commission says that Inverclyde Council is moving in the right direction, following its critical report in 2005, and that there is a clear commitment and
Best Value and Community Planning - Progress report
The Commission says that Shetland Islands Council has made a start in addressing the issues raised in the Commission’s March 2005 findings, but it remains conce
NHS Western Isles
NHS Highland
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
The Commission's disability equality policy.
NHS Lanarkshire
Argyll and Clyde Health Board
Best Value and Community Planning
In the Accounts Commission for Scotland findings on the extent to which West Dunbartonshire Council is meeting its Best Value duties the Commission finds tha
Best Value and Community Planning
East Ayrshire Council is committed to best value.
Scottish Prison Service
Scottish Enterprise
Best Value and Community Planning 2006
The Accounts Commission’s report on Comhairle nan Eilean Siar cites a number of areas of performance where the comhairle must improve.
Best Value and Community Planning
Renfrewshire Council’s leadership is strong and effective, understands what needs to be done to deliver best value and is making good progress with this.
Information on how the Accounts Commission performed in 2005/06.
Best Value and Community Planning
While Highland Council often delivers appropriate and effective solutions to residents’ problems, there are areas in which it must make improvements if
Best Value and Community Planning
In its report on Best Value at Argyll and Bute Council the Accounts Commission says that the council needs to do more to ensure that services for local people i
Inverness College