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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 reform “cannot ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Northern Ireland

Public procurement arrangements not demonstrating value for money, report finds

Structures for delivering public sector procurement in Northern Ireland are currently incapable of showing that the process delivers value for money, a new report has said. Arrangements to provide leadership, governance and accountability are not ...

25 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Court backlogs for most serious crimes to remain until March 2026, auditors warn

Court backlogs for murder and rape trials may not be cleared for another three years, Scotland’s Auditor General has warned. In a new report, auditors assessed court backlogs in Scotland which built up during the Covid-19 pandemic. In February ...

25 May 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland capital projects costs soar by £2.45bn, Audit Office finds

Northern Ireland’s major capital projects portfolio will cost £2.45 billion more to complete than originally estimated, an Audit Office report has found. The report by Comptroller and Auditor General Dorinnia Carville provides an overview of ...

27 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

£43m of Northern Ireland pandemic PPE stock at risk of not being used – report

More than £40 million worth of PPE stock purchased in Northern Ireland during the pandemic is at risk of not being used before its lifespan expires, an Audit Office report has stated. Northern Ireland’s Comptroller and Auditor General, ...

20 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Blackford: Flynn gave me ‘categoric’ assurance that SNP auditors were in place

Ian Blackford has said his successor as the SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, gave him a “categoric” assurance that auditors for their group were in place. However, Mr Flynn has denied this is the case, saying work to find new ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:46

SNP changes records keeping after auditors raise ‘issue’, Humza Yousaf reveals

Changes have been made to the way the SNP records donations after auditors raised an “issue”, Humza Yousaf said. The party leader and Scottish First Minister spoke about the changes after it emerged it would be submitting ...

01 Jul 2023 at 15:03

Scotland

Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

Around 15% of Scottish adults do not have the skills to access the internet, a report on digital exclusion has found. An estimated one in six adults lack the digital skills needed for everyday life, according to the ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Only one in eight judicial review applications is successful, auditors find

Seven out of eight judicial review applications are unsuccessful, an audit office report has found. The judicial review process at the High Court in Belfast allows applicants to legally challenge a decision made by ...

04 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

‘Unacceptable weakness’ in Crofting Commission leadership condemned by MSPs

Scotland’s Crofting Commission is dysfunctional with “unacceptable weakness” in its leadership, a Holyrood committee has warned. Auditor General for Scotland Stephen Boyle found “significant weaknesses in the ...

21 Feb 2022 at 01:25

City

Watchdog criticises BDO and Mazars over ‘unacceptable’ audits

Auditors BDO and Mazars have been called out for the “unacceptable” quality of their work by the accounting watchdog. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said there has been “some improvement” across the ...

20 Jul 2022 at 12:10

Scotland

Spending watchdog warns of ‘significant risk’ to Scottish Prison Service

Scotland’s reliance on prison buildings which are “no longer fit for purpose” poses a “significant risk” to the prisons service, public spending watchdogs have warned. The Auditor General for Scotland ...

12 Dec 2023 at 14:04

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