South Ayrshire Council
Delivering Good Governance
South Ayrshire Council is committed to the highest standards of governance in the
way that it is organised, managed and operates. To help achieve and maintain such
standards, it adopted the Delivering Good Governance Framework in April 2010.
This Framework sets out the main arrangements and procedures that the Council has
in place in relation to the six 'principles' of governance, as set out in summary
in the table below:
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Principle
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Arrangements and procedures
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1. Direction
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Plans; Performance Reporting; Review
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2. Roles
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Structures; Delegation; Research
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3. Values
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Values; Perceptions
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4. Decision Making
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Reporting Decisions; Effective Information; Risk Management
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5. Skills
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Competencies; Training; Development
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6. Accountability
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Public Reporting; Consultation; Communication; Partnerships
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Within the Framework document
Delivering Good Governance Framework
there is further detail as to what would be expected and what the Council actually
has in place. This has been prepared to not only describe the arrangements and procedures,
but also to allow officers, councillors and the public to access these arrangements
through hyperlinks to published documents and reports.
The Framework is never static and over the course of each year it is subject to
ongoing review and development. The principles are regularly reviewed by Council's
Scrutiny and Governance Management Panel and a year-end assessment is signed off
by both the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council.