Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Annual Improvement Report be accepted; and

(b)       That the updated response to the proposals for improvement from the 2015 report be noted.

Mr. Paul Goodlad of Wales Audit Office (WAO) introduced the Annual Improvement Report which summarised audit work since March 2015.  The report concluded that ‘despite increasing financial pressures, the Council has continued to improve performance within its priority areas and to strengthen its corporate arrangements’.  Mr. Goodlad confirmed there were no specific areas of concern or new proposals for improvement and noted that the sections on education and social services incorporated in the report had been provided by the respective external bodies.  He reported that good progress had been made on actions being taken to address proposals for improvement from the 2014 Corporate Assessment Report.

The Chief Executive gave an overview of progress on the action plan where each action was being led by either himself or the Chief Officer (Governance).

On the P5 proposal for improvement, Councillor Ian Dunbar welcomed the early budget consultations with Members which provided an insight into the financial pressures faced by the Council.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Annual Improvement Report be accepted; and

(b)       That the updated response to the proposals for improvement from the 2015 report be noted.