Audit Scotland 5640659 202305594 2008-03-31T14:58:22Z GDonato 3250523 Removing backlinks to Accounts Commission that has been speedily deleted per ([[WP:CSD#G12|CSD G12]]); '''Audit Scotland''' is a [[Scottish public bodies|public body]] in [[Scotland]] which is responsible for [[audit]]ing approximately 200 public organisations, which spend over [[Pound sterling|£]]29 billion of [[public money]] each year. These include the [[Scottish Government]], [[Local government of Scotland|local councils]] and [[NHS Scotland]]. The role of Audit Scotland is to provide the '''Auditor General''' and the Accounts Commission with the services they need to carry out their duties. The core work is to carry out: *[[financial audit]]s to help ensure that [[public sector]] bodies adhere to the highest standards of [[financial management]] and governance *[[performance audit]]s to help ensure that these bodies achieve the best possible [[value for money]] The work of Audit Scotland is governed by a [[Board of management|board]] which meets around four times a year and the audits are managed by a management team. ==External links== * [http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/ Official website] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5096342.stm BBC News Scotland] - Public sector pension scheme fear {{Scottish Commissioners}} [[Category:Scottish public bodies]] [[Category:Government audit]] {{Scotland-org-stub}} {{UK-gov-stub}}