Best Value
In December 2016 the Accounts Commission published a Best Value follow-up audit report on East Dunbartonshire and requested an update by the end of 2017. The Controller of Audit published a follow up report to fulfil this request.
At its meeting on the 9 November 2017, the Accounts Commission agreed to make findings on the Controller of Audit’s conclusions within East Dunbartonshire Council’s 2016/17 Annual Audit. These findings were published by the Commission on the 16 November 2017.
The Council agreed to accept all recommendations from the report and future progress against these recommendations will be reported through the Accounts Commissions Annual Audit for 17/18 while future targeted audit work with regards to Best Value will take place through the revised BVAR process recently implement by Audit Scotland.
Audit of Best Value and Community Planning (December 2017)
At its meeting on the 9 November 2017, the Accounts Commission agreed to make findings on the Controller of Audit’s conclusions within East Dunbartonshire Council’s 2016/17 Annual Audit. These findings were published by the Commission on the 16 November 2017.
At its Meeting on the 21st December 2017 East Dunbartonshire Council considered the above report and agreed the following
- Accept all recommendations made by the Accounts Commission & Controller of Audit
- Delegate to the Chief Executive the preparation and finalisation of the required formal response to the Accounts Commission
Audit of Best Value and Community Planning (December 2016)
At its meeting on the 8 December 2016, the Accounts Commission agreed to make findings on the Controller of Audit’s report on the audit of Best Value arrangements in East Dunbartonshire Council. These findings were published by the Commission on the 15 December 2016.
At its meeting of the 16th March 2017 East Dunbartonshire Council considered the above report and agreed the following:
- To accept all recommendations made by the Accounts Commission & Controller of Audit;
- To approve an Improvement Action Plan; and
- To note that further progress reports will be provided.