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Audit Scotland retweeted
Financial pressures will continue to grow unless councils stop, reduce or significantly redesign services.
Our new report highlights a significant budget gap facing councils as funding fails to keep up with rising costs and demand.
Read it here: bit.ly/LG_budgets_26_27
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Leadership @AngusCouncil is strong and the council is focused on improvement. It collaborates and engages well with partners and its communities.
But there are difficult choices ahead as the council faces a £24.5 million budget gap.
Our new report: bit.ly/Angus_Council
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Progress has been made in cutting the criminal courts backlog in Scotland and modernising justice services. But risks remain to delivering much needed reform.
If you haven't seen @AuditorGenScot's latest report find it here: bit.ly/criminal_courts_backl…
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Audit Scotland retweeted
May 28
Progress has been made in cutting the criminal courts backlog and modernising justice services in Scotland.
But a rise in serious cases has put pressure on the justice system and increased the need for reform.
Find my latest report here: bit.ly/criminal_courts_backl…
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Scotland’s councils need to be more ambitious as they change how they work and deliver services, to match the challenges ahead.
Financial pressures are growing and demand continues to rise.
More in the video below, and find our new report here: bit.ly/Delivering_for_the_Fu…
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Mar 26
We're now in the pre-election period.
Our social media activity is restricted until after the Scottish Parliament election on Thursday 7 May 2026.
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Aberdeenshire Council is well-run and many services are improving.
But the council needs to address a budget gap of £81 million over the coming years.
This requires continued collaboration between councillors and senior leaders.
Our new report: bit.ly/Aberdeenshire_Council
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Mar 19
What challenges face the Scottish public sector as it works to tackle climate change? What questions should public sector leaders be considering when making decisions around climate change?
All of this in our new report: bit.ly/climate_change_lesson…
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Mar 19
We’ve published a number of reports assessing how public bodies are responding to climate change and the challenges it will present, and how public money is being used to help achieve Scotland’s climate change ambitions.
Take a look here: bit.ly/Climate_Change_topic_…
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Urgent action is needed by @ShetIslandsCll as it faces a significant budget gap.
Council services are strong and there have been improvements in how the council is run.
But it can't rely on reserves to balance its budget. Change is needed: bit.ly/Shetland_Islands
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Difficult decisions are urgently needed about how health and social care services are delivered, and where to redesign, reduce or discontinue services.
The cost of delivering these services, and demand for them, are rising faster than available funding: bit.ly/IJBs_2024-25
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Having recently reported on local government finances, tomorrow we’ll publish a new report looking at the finances of Integration Joint Boards – they’re responsible for planning health and social care services in your local area.
Check back here tomorrow for more.
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Feb 17
If you haven't seen @AuditorGenScot's report on the Scottish Public Pensions Agency yet, find it here: bit.ly/SPPA_2024-25
We’ll then hear from @AuditorGenScot on the 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
📺You can watch live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/wxBX50YgyCU
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Feb 10
The Auditor General and Audit Scotland colleagues will give evidence on the recent @AuditorGenScot and @hmics joint report on policing in Scotland.
Read the report before tomorrow's Public Audit Committee: bit.ly/Policing_BV
On Wednesday we’ll be hearing from @HMCICScotland and @AuditorGenScot on their report - Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland.
We'll explore issues such as:
➡️Leadership
➡️Engagement
➡️Workforce planning
📺: ow.ly/58w650YbC7k
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Audit Scotland retweeted
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency must be more transparent following delays issuing remedy pension statements.
Around 50,000 retired scheme members don't know if they’re due higher pension payments.
It's unclear if an extended deadline will be met: bit.ly/SPPA_2024-25
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Demand for council services and costs are rising faster than available funding.
Councils are at risk of becoming financially unsustainable.
This is impacting services.
They must fundamentally rethink how they operate and deliver services: bit.ly/LG_finances_2425
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Tomorrow we'll publish our latest report focusing on the 2024/25 financial performance of councils in Scotland, as well as the financial outlook.
Follow us here for more.
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Audit Scotland retweeted
The administration of Scottish income tax 2024/25 will be our focus at our next meeting.
Tomorrow, we’ll hear from @AuditorGenScot and the Comptroller and Auditor General of @NAOorguk, Gareth Davies
📺Watch live from 9.30 am: ow.ly/Buco50Y3HtJ
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Jan 22
Today’s joint report from @AuditorGenScot and @hmics says policing in Scotland must deliver the next stage of reform.
The service is well managed and led but has been slow to modernise and workforce planning needs to improve.
Full details here: bit.ly/Policing_BV
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Audit Scotland retweeted
Jan 22
Since the reform of policing in Scotland in 2013 a lot has been achieved.
The service is well managed and led. But there's more to do, especially around workforce planning and management.
My joint report with @hmics: bit.ly/Policing_BV
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