Report Arts, culture and leisure Bridgend County Borough Council Improvement Assessment Lette... The Auditor General, under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is required to report on audit and assessment work in relation to whether the Council has discharged its duties and met the requirements of the Measure. View more
Report Arts, culture and leisure Bridgend County Borough Council Improvement Assessment Lette... The Auditor General, under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is required to report on audit and assessment work in relation to whether the Council has discharged its duties and met the requirements of the Measure. View more
Report Health and social care Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board Annual Audit R... This report summarises my findings from the audit work I have undertaken at Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board (the Health Board) during 2012. View more
Report Engagement of children and young people - Caerphilly County ... To engage with children and young people, Caerphilly has established a Junior Forum (ages 7 to 11) and a Youth Forum (ages 11 to 25). Though not entirely a new concept, there are few examples of such forums in Wales. They provide an opportunity for children and young people to engage with and directly influence the Council's governance, planning and decision-making process. This engagement also means that children and young people's needs can be reflected in service delivery. It is also a way of contributing to the active citizenship of children and young people. View more
Report Member Area Groups - Denbighshire County Council Denbighshire County Council has established Member Area Groups (MAGs) which provide on-going engagement and dialogue with communities at grass roots level. Although still in their infancy, MAGS offer the only opportunity for Elected Members to collectively discuss issues on a geographic basis. This consultation means that community feedback could directly influence the scrutiny arrangements of the Authority and partnerships. View more
Report Participatory Budgeting at Cae Ddol Park, Ruthin - Denbighsh... Denbighshire County Council ran a successful participatory budgeting project relating to a public park in Ruthin. Its aim was to engage and consult with residents after significant protest following the demolition of the park's paddling pool. The Council decided to engage with residents and offer them £25,000 funding. They could then decide how to spend this money in the park. View more
Report Arts, culture and leisure Denbighshire County Council Improvement Assessment Letter 2 ... The Auditor General, under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is required to report on audit and assessment work in relation to whether the Council has discharged its duties and met the requirements of the Measure. View more
Report Wales Audit Office Programme of Value For Money Studies 2013... The following briefing paper provides the Public Accounts Committee with an outline of the Wales Audit Office programme of value for money studies for 2013 View more
Report Arts, culture and leisure Caerphilly County Borough Council - Audit of Accounts 2012-1... This report is issued in the public interest under Section 22 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004. I have issued this report to draw the public’s attention to a failure in governance arrangements and inadequacies in the processes adopted by Caerphilly County Borough Council to determine the pay of chief officers. As a result of such failures the Council has, in my view, acted unlawfully with regards to this pay-setting process. View more
Report Health and social care Consultant Contract in Wales: Progress with Securing the Int... This report summarises the findings from our local work to present a view of how the amended consultant contract is being implemented across Wales. The overall conclusion from our work is that all the intended benefits are not being achieved largely because the amended contract has not been underpinned by effective job planning. View more