The Latest Breaking News from Audit Scotland

A DIRECTOR at Scotland’s top heritage body was allowed to remain in post despite a complaint about “racist” language being upheld, The Sunday…

The Scottish National Investment Bank was launched in 2020 with funding of £2 billion pledged by the end of the decade.

Auditors said the Crown Office has allocated a total of £60.5 million in unplanned costs.

THE Scottish Government “responded quickly” to inflation but urgent reform is needed to public services, auditors have said.

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.