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Tayside Fire & Rescue service has strong culture of continuous improvement, but board should provide better scrutiny and challenge
Posted: 2 February 2012
The service has strong culture of continuous improvement, but the board should provide better scrutiny and challenge.
Central Scotland Fire & Rescue service is effective but further improvement needed to provide Best Value
Posted: 26 January 2012
Central Fire & Rescue provides an effective, low cost service but would be better placed to provide Best Value if it had stronger performance arrangements. It needs to develop a culture of continuous improvement, and the board should be more proactive in its scrutiny.
Accounts Commission welcomes improvements at Shetland Islands Council but still has concerns
Posted: 18 January 2012
Shetland Islands Council has made good progress in implementing its improvement plan. It now has many of the building blocks needed to provide Best Value.
NHS financial performance was good but there are significant challenges ahead
Posted: 15 December 2011
The overall performance of the NHS in Scotland was good in 2010/11, but there are significant financial pressures building.
Meeting climate change targets could cost Scotland £10 billion
Posted: 8 December 2011
Scotland has made good progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. However, the country has very ambitious targets for further emissions reductions which could cost about £10-11 billion to achieve.