Historic Environment Scotland to set up independent governance review following publication of Auditor General's report

The Scottish Government's heritage body, Historic Environment Scotland (https://www.historicenvironment.scot), is to set up an independent review into its governance in the new year, after the Auditor General labelled its performace as 'unacceptable', with allegations of a toxic workplace, racism, and financial management weaknesses. The review will look into HES's structure, efficiency and culture.

For more on the story visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqzgj1v2yqo. The Auditor General's report is available at https://audit.scot/news/unacceptable-governance-at-historic-environment-scotland.

Chris 

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