He went on to give three examples to illustrate the Accounts Commissions concerns:
stakeholders in local government and the Parliament frequently refer erroneously to reports by the Accounts Commission as "Audit Scotland reports".
there are members of the Scottish Government at Cabinet level, and senior officials, whose comments suggest that they are largely unaware of the existence of the Accounts Commission and of its role and responsibilities, and believe that the scrutiny of Scottish local government is a matter for the Auditor General.
MSPs...