Auditor General documents
(includes submissions, presentations and speeches)

20 January 2011 for the Auditor General

In September 2010, Audit Scotland published a report on the role of boards in the Scottish public sector. It covered 67 public sector bodies and 39 colleges as they existed in March 2009, and it looked at the role of boards and how they are accountable to the Scottish Government; the skills and expertise of board members; and how boards operate.
See also a checklist for non-executive board members.

2 April 2006 for the Auditor General

Submission from Robert W Black, Auditor General for Scotland.

1 April 2006 for the Auditor General

Devolution has brought about differences in the organisation and delivery of key public services in different parts of the UK and therefore it is reasonable to ask whether there has been an impact on the performance
regime applied to public services in Scotland.

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.

7 November 2002 for the Auditor General

A major reference work which maps out the responsibilities and accountabilities of public bodies in Scotland has been published by the Auditor General for Scotland, Robert Black. The report, How government works in Scotland, illustrates for the first time since devolution how the organisation of government in Scotland is arranged, and how public servants are held accountable to the new Scottish Parliament and to the electorate. It covers over 200 organisations which play a part in the lives of people in Scotland.

14 April 2002 for the Auditor General

In this keynote address to the CIPFA Scottish Conference in Glasgow the Auditor General notes the good work done by the parliament in its first few years and makes four key suggestions for improving scrutiny through the Finance and Audit Committees.