Commission acknowledges positive change at Inverclyde
The Accounts Commission for Scotland has published its findings today, based on Audit Scotland’s progress report on Best Value at Inverclyde Council.
The Commission says that Inverclyde Council is moving in the right direction, following its critical report in 2005, and that there is a clear commitment and enthusiasm to improve. In particular the Commission acknowledges that the Council has:
- Appointed a new Chief Executive
- Established a new management structure
- Appointed a Corporate Management Team
- Established some new political management arrangements
- Seen an improvement in member/officer relations.
Isabelle Low, Deputy Chair of the Accounts Commission, said: “We recognise that much of the activity in the recovery period has had to focus on matters of governance, structures and management processes. The task for the Council now is to use these new structures and arrangements to benefit service delivery. Better services for local people is the principal objective of Best Value.”
The Commission will receive a further report by the Controller of Audit on progress as at 30 June 2008.
