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Deloitte fined £1.45m by watchdog over Mitie Group audit

The accounting watchdog has fined Deloitte £1.45 million after failures in its audit of outsourcing giant Mitie Group. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) also handed a £40,056 fine to John Charlton, who worked on the audit for the corporate ...

21 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Tories to call for more ferry funding as watchdog reports on Ferguson Marine

The Scottish Tories are to call for an increase to ferry funding in a debate this week. The debate will push for long term financing for the ferry fleet, which the party’s transport spokesman, Graham Simpson, has said is “ageing and ever more ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Call for people to be checked for silent health conditions linked to stroke

People are being urged to get checked for “silent” health conditions which have been linked to stroke. The Stroke Association said that around 55% of stroke patients have high blood pressure and 18% have an irregular heartbeat known as ...

10 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Action needed now to improve social care services, Government warned

Social care services in Scotland are in crisis and need urgent improvements, the Scottish Government has been told. The Auditor General for Scotland has warned there are “huge challenges facing the sustainability of social care” and ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

No evidence Scotland’s higher tax rates have increased evasion – Auditor General

There is no evidence that higher rates of tax in Scotland compared to England has affected how many people pay their taxes north of the border, the UK’s Auditor General has said. The head of the National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth ...

03 Feb 2022 at 15:26

‘Disappointing’ progress in work to keep women out of prison – report

The Government has made “limited progress” on steering women away from crime and keeping them out of prison, according to a report. Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) found the Ministry of Justice has ...

19 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

£16m lost to fraud and error in Covid business support schemes, MSPs told

Fraud and errors in Covid business support schemes cost the public purse at least £16 million, auditors have told MSPs. Between 1% and 2% of the two main schemes – which paid out a total of £1.6 billion – are thought to have ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Personal Finance

‘1.3 million families facing cost-of-living crisis with no savings buffer’

Around 1.3 million families across Britain had no savings before the biggest cost-of-living crisis in a generation struck, a think tank has said. With no savings buffer to rely on, some will be pinning their hopes on ...

17 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Derek Mackay invited to give evidence in person at Holyrood committee

Former minister Derek Mackay has been invited to Holyrood to give evidence in person to a committee of MSPs investigating the delayed Ferguson Marine ferries. Mr Mackay was transport minister when the contract was ...

01 Jul 2022 at 16:46

Boris Johnson orders ministers to find £1 billion for insulation scheme – report

Boris Johnson has reportedly instructed ministers to divert more than £1 billion from existing Government schemes to target insulating poorer households before winter in a bid to help shield the vulnerable from ...

16 Jun 2022 at 07:25

Home

No resources for safety audit of public spaces in Kildare

Kildare County Council doesn’t have the resources to carry out a safety audit on public spaces. Labour councillor Angela Feeney asked for the audit so that public spaces could be redesigned if necessary, with ...

23 Jun 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Scottish Government to fund cyber security training for 250 organisations

The Scottish Government has announced plans to fund cyber security training for 250 organisations. The £500,000 investment will allow the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) to hold workshops for ...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:34

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