Central government reports 2003/04

4 March 2004 for the Auditor General

The Auditor General, Robert Black, sets out some of the key factors influencing public audit today and looks forward to how a changing environment will be reflected in the work of the Auditor General and Audit Scotland.

12 February 2004 for the Auditor General

The Auditor General found that in general the body charged with conserving Scotland's buildings is achieving its targets and delivering the services it is supposed to. However the report also finds that in recent years not all key areas of work have been covered by performance targets.

9 December 2003 for the Auditor General

This is a special audit examination by the Auditor General on Scottish Enterprise.

4 December 2003 for the Auditor General

This is the latest overview of the further education sector by the Auditor General and it says there are signs that the majority of Scotland's 42 further education colleges are on target to become financially secure by 2006.

6 November 2003 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

This report shows that while most young offenders are being supported, up to a quarter (500) under council supervision are not getting the services needed to help prevent them from reoffending. The report identifies a number of ways in which the system is failing some children who offend and calls for urgent action by councils, police and the Scottish Executive.

4 September 2003 for the Auditor General

A report by the Auditor General says that the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) has improved its systems for assessing further education (FE) college performance against key ministerial priorities. The report notes that SFEFC has improved some of its indicators to produce more reliable information about the quality of further education and how efficient colleges are at delivering it. This is the first year SFEFC has been able to produce reliable information on performance in these areas due to problems with the indicators in previous years.