County Hall

THE WALES Audit Office wants to hear what residents across Pembrokeshire think of their Council and the services it provides, as part of a corporate assessment of Pembrokeshire County Council.

The Wales Audit Office is undertaking a rolling programme of corporate assessments of improvement authorities (local government bodies) in Wales, based on a four year cycle. The purpose of the corporate assessment is to provide a position statement of a Council’s capacity and capability to deliver continuous improvement.

It reports on the Council’s track record of performance and outcomes as well as the key arrangements that are necessary to underpin improvements in services and functions. The corporate assessment does not provide a comprehensive assessment of the performance of all the councils’ services.

As part of this programme, the Audit Office is asking Pembrokeshire residents to give their views on the Council by answering a short online questionnaire.  It couldn’t be easier to give us your views, click on this link https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=143169383459 and answer the following questions:

• What do you think of your Council?
• What do you think of the services your Council provides?

Wherever you live in Pembrokeshire your county council provides a number of services that affect you, your family and your wellbeing. But with financial resources becoming ever more stretched in Wales, it is important that councils prioritise areas that need to improve and have arrangements in place to ensure that citizens benefit from the most vital of services.

The Wales Audit Office want to hear from a cross section of people on any topic related to the county council. You may have views on how the council notifies you about changes to services, or thoughts on its objectives – for example on its commitment to regeneration and town centres, schools improvement and reconfiguring adult social care services.

The Auditor General and the auditors he appoints in local government are the independent statutory external auditors of most of the Welsh public sector. They are responsible for the annual audit of the majority of public money spent in Wales, including the £15 billion of funds that are voted on annually by the National Assembly. Elements of this funding are passed by the Welsh Government to the NHS in Wales (over £5 billion) and to local government (over £4 billion).

Auditor General for Wales, Huw Vaughan Thomas, said:

“If we are to get a clear picture of how a council is doing, we need to be asking the very people it is there to serve and support. It is important for us to hear from the people of Pembrokeshire and I would encourage as many residents as possible to give us their views.”

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