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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 push for finance transparency at party conference

The Scottish Tories are set to unveil a Bill aimed at “opening the books” on the first day of their party conference in Aberdeen. The legislation would require the Scottish Government to publish an update to the budget every three months, ...

18 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 said is “ageing and ever ...

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

Government announces £1 billion school refurbishment plan

Sixty-one schools will be rebuilt or refurbished through a £1 billion fund, the Government has announced. In James Cleverly’s first announcement as Education Secretary, he said the schools would either receive ...

12 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 ...

01 Jul 2022 at 16:46

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Council to hold 'special meeting' to discuss Audit's findings

A local council is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the findings of a Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report into the council's land easements and disposals. The NIAO identified ...

07 Jul 2022 at 01:33

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