Issue - meetings

That the Council’s Improvement Assessment Letter from the Auditor General for Wales, together with the Council’s response, be noted.

The Head of ICT & Customer Services introduced the report on the Council’s Improvement Assessment Letter from the Auditor General for Wales dated December 2013, together with the Council’s response.

In line with requirements of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009, the Letter reported the view of the Auditor General for Wales that the Council had discharged its improvement reporting duties with no new statutory recommendations for improvement.

The Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance said that the lack of new proposals for improvement gave assurance on the Council’s position and that the helpful comments outlined in the Letter to strengthen current arrangements would be taken on board.

In response to a query from Councillor Haydn Bateman on two of the comments, the Head of ICT & Customer Services explained that these related to the level of detail and presentation of information to engage with residents and the suggestion to be proactive in inviting feedback from residents.

On the first comment, the Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance spoke of the need to ensure a balance between so that sufficient detail was given in a way that residents could easily engage with.

RESOLVED:

That the Council’s Improvement Assessment Letter from the Auditor General for Wales, together with the Council’s response, be noted.