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Complaints to ‘malfunctioning’ watchdog will not be re-investigated, MSPs hear

Complaints about MSPs and councillors which were made to a “malfunctioning” ethical standards watchdog will not be reinvestigated, it has emerged. Last year, auditors discovered a “disturbing” number of failings at the Commissioner for Ethical ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

No evidence of Ferguson criminality but not my job to determine, says Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said she has not seen any evidence of criminality in the procurement and construction of two late and over-budget ferries, but she insisted coming to that conclusion was “not my job”. The Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:36

Scotland

More planning needed to tackle rising child poverty, says Audit Scotland

More planning is needed to address child poverty in Scotland, which has increased since targets were set in 2017, a report has said. Audit Scotland’s briefing paper said more than a quarter of children in Scotland were living in poverty ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Councillors vote unanimously to implement Audit recommendations

Councillors on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council have voted unanimously to implement the recommendations of a damning Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report into land deals under its jurisdiction. The Audit found some ...

26 Jul 2022 at 22:33

Local News

Council will meet tonight for crunch meeting over land deal probe

A local council will tonight hold a special meeting to discuss findings that land disposals and easements under its jurisdiction were 'not granted lawfully'. Earlier this month, the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) published ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:33

Home

Trust stroke services assessment branded 'highly concerning'

A County Derry MLA has called for urgent progress on reform of the health service after a local health trust's stroke services were handed a damning assessment by a national stroke audit. The audit, carried out on a quarterly ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:33

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 public and third ...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:34

Government did not adequately record decisions on Covid contracts – watchdog

The Government has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with public money after a report found it did not “adequately” document key decisions when procuring Covid-19 tests. When the pandemic hit, ministers were ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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 ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Analysis of Covid business funding impossible due to data gap, watchdog finds

Analysis of how almost £5 billion of Covid-19 funding for business was distributed is not possible because of a data gap, a watchdog has said. The Scottish Government provided £4.4 billion in grant and business ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Opposition calls for ex-minister Derek Mackay to answer questions on ferry deal

Opposition parties are demanding former finance secretary Derek Mackay and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appear before a Holyrood committee to answer more questions about their “major mismanagement” of a ...

25 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Warnings over challenges facing Government plan to hire 20,000 police officers

The Government’s plan to hire 20,000 new police officers by 2023 will “exacerbate pressure” on a criminal justice system which is “already under strain”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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