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For general media enquiries, contact the communications team at media@audit-scotland.gov.uk. The press office is open from 9am till 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Accounts Commission asks for further audit work at The Highland Council

The Accounts Commission has requested more information on The Highland Council’s Caithness Heat and Power (CHaP) project.…

Important lessons to be learned from The Gathering

There are important lessons to be learned by all public bodies about using the private sector to help deliver their objectives…

Annual reports for 2009/10 now available for Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission

The Audit Scotland annual report sets out our progress under each of our five corporate priorities: Deliver more streamlined…

Health and community care bulletin

The bulletin primarily aims to share information with non-executive health board members and elected members of councils, but it…

Scottish hospitals could save £6 million a year by more efficient use of locum doctors

The NHS in Scotland could save almost 15 per cent of the money it spends on locum doctors in hospitals – or about £6…

Data matching exercise is tackling fraud

A national detection exercise by Audit Scotland and other public bodies has identified fraud and error overpayments, savings and…

Scottish Borders Council provides good services and is well placed for future improvement

The Accounts Commission says Scottish Borders Council works well with other organisations, is improving well already and knows…