Yours sincerely, CAROLINE LAMB St And r e w ’s Ho u s e , Re ge n t Ro ad , Ed inb u rgh EH1 3 DG w w w .go v .s co t a b c d abcdefg α Director -General Health & Social Care and Chief Executive NHS Scotland a b c Ca r olin e La m b d T: 0 1 3 1 -2 4 4 2 7 9 0 E: d ghs c@go v .s co t Stephen Boyle – Auditor General 4th Floor 102 West Port Edinburgh EH3 9DN ___ Dear Mr Boyle, The Scottish Government welcomes the latest Audit Scotland report, which highlights that good progress has been made against the recommendations in their 2022 report and in the areas of leadership, increasing our residential rehabilitation capacities and doubling investment since 2014/15.