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Audit Scotland
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Sepa paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 after cyber attack
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency paid private PR and social media firms £170,000 following a cyber attack in 2020, despite having its own communications department.
Police probe fraudulent Covid grants claimed from tourist board
VisitScotland has made a report to Police Scotland after identifying possible instances of fraud relating to COVID grants.
Pollution data permanently lost because of cyber attack
Information on thousands of environmental checks and pollution breaches over 15 months has been permanently lost because of a cyber attack.
Environment at risk from ‘disastrous’ cyber attack on government watchdog
Five months after a cyber attack, the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog is still struggling to process pollution permits and planning applications.
Ban private firms from auditing Scotland’s public spending, urges report
The Scottish Government should ban private firms from auditing local authorities’ accounts as their involvement is an obstacle to transparency and democracy, claims a new report.
Selling off Scotland: public bodies shed property worth half a billion
Property sold off by public bodies across Scotland is worth half a billion and includes leisure centres, hospitals, healthcare clinics, and swimming pools.
Fact check: Politicians’ claims about PPE shortages
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims from Nicola Sturgeon and Matt Hancock about PPE supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Private finance schemes cost Scottish taxpayers £40bn, says spending watchdog
Private finance schemes by successive governments have left Scottish taxpayers footing a £40 billion bill to build schools, hospitals, roads and other projects worth £9 billion, according to Scotland’s spending watchdog.
Midlothian Council investigating ‘serious’ fraud allegations
The allegations of fraud are said to be linked to contracts given to private firms for roads maintenance.
