Central government reports 2005/06

24 March 2006 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

The transfer of council housing ownership is bringing benefits for tenants, says this report. It finds that management of transfers is improving but better, clearer measures are needed to assess impact and value for money. The report says the hand over of more than 100,000 council homes to new landlords since 1998 has brought more investment in properties - doubling it in Glasgow - and promoted tenant control. It is facilitating increased repairs and maintenance and the building of new homes, and is keeping rent increases down.

16 March 2006 for the Auditor General

Scottish Enterprise needs to improve how it evaluates its activities to provide a clearer assessment of its contribution to growing Scotland's economy.

26 January 2006 for the Auditor General

The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council is making progress on a number of fronts, according to a report published today by the Auditor General for Scotland.

17 November 2005 for the Auditor General

Scotland's public sector has good examples of investment in leadership but many individual organisations do not have clear policies and most are unable to link the spending to improvements in their performance. Public bodies need to do more to track the £5m they invest each year in leadership development and make sure it results in better managed organisations and better public services, says Audit Scotland.

10 November 2005 for the Auditor General

Last year the Scottish Executive launched new initiatives amounting to £1.4 billion. The management of these projects is generally sound, but making changes could help to improve control of the funding and allow better assessment of whether the money is helping to achieve policy aims.

13 October 2005 for the Auditor General

Scottish Water has made a good start in raising the water industry's performance but can make further improvements, says this Audit Scotland report. It says that since Scottish Water’s creation in 2002, the body has improved the efficiency and performance of the water industry and cut operating costs significantly. However, the report says Scottish Water can further improve, and that it faces a challenging timetable for its £1.8bn capital investment programme.