Failures in governance and financial management at more community councils

No

The Auditor General for Wales has published reports in the public interest highlighting failures in governance arrangements and inadequacies in financial management at three community councils – Cadfarch, Glantwymyn and Llanbrynmair.

Similar issues were identified at each of the councils. Typically, these were:

Local Government needs to do more to develop a strong data culture

No

Local authorities in Wales are sitting on a ‘rich vein’ of personal, financial and community data that could help them develop more efficient and effective services. But, according to a report published by the Auditor General for Wales, while councils are slowly developing a strong data culture, they need to do more to unlock its full potential.