The Latest Breaking News from Audit Scotland

ADDITIONAL support for learning (ASL) provisions in Scotland must be “fundamentally evaluated” by Government and councils, a watchdog has said…

THE Health Secretary has insisted that the SNP Government has a “clear plan” for fundamental reform of the NHS, after the spending watchdog…

Audit Scotland said the sector’s funding has been cut by 8.5% in real terms while costs have increased.

The council launched a review of its trust funds stewardship five years ago and has now said it does not have the in house expertise to administer them

Audit Scotland says its fees were based on the council having 'robust' internal controls throughout the year and will be revised after several were ruled unreliable

The Dr Bruce Fund was established more than 200 years ago to help the town's poorest residents but in recent years it has only issued small grants to two people and auditors have now warned East Lothian Council its trustees are at risk of failing to meet their responsibilities

THE Scottish Government and councils have done well to implement the flagship childcare expansion policy, a watchdog has said.

As Audit Scotland raise concerns about finances for councils across Scotland, a Union leader warned Glasgow cleansing workers needed a better deal and called on the Scottish Government to provide more funding.

THE nationalised shipyard at the centre of an ongoing fiasco around the late and overbudget delivery of two new ferries is to be returned to the…