Achieving Best Value in South Ayrshire
Accounts Commission: Controller of Audit Report:
South Ayrshire Council's report was published on 2nd November 2023, following a meeting of the Accounts Commission on 12th October. The report highlights that South Ayrshire Council manages its money well and some services are improving, but the pace of change has been too slow. View the Best Value Controller of Audit report
View the webcast of the public session (South Ayrshire section starting at 3m 42s).
PROGRESS UPDATES
The purpose of the reports is to update members on the progress towards delivering the Council's Best Value Action Plan.
2025
| Month | Update Report | Webcast |
|---|---|---|
| February | ||
| June | Audit and Governance Panel 4th June 2025 webcast. | |
| October | Audit and Governance Panel 1st October 2025 webcast. |
2024
| Month | Update Report | Webcast |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| May | Audit and Governance Panel 29 May 2024 webcast. | |
| October | Audit and Governance Panel 2 October 2024 webcast. |
PROGESS UPDATES 2023
JUNE: paper submitted to Audit and Governance Panel of 28th June 2023. The purpose of this report was to advise the Panel of the initial findings from Audit Scotland's recent Best Value thematic work in South Ayrshire. View the Best Value Thematic Work report 28 June 2023 (PDF, 765 KB) and the Audit and Governance Panel 28 June 2023 webcast.
AUGUST: paper submitted to Cabinet on 29th August 2023. The purpose of this report was to advise the Cabinet of the findings from Audit Scotland's recent Best Value thematic work in South Ayrshire, seek approval of the draft improvement action plan and provide a response to the matters raised at Audit and Governance Panel on 28 June 2023. View the Best Value Thematic Work report 29 August 2023 (PDF, 1022 KB) and the Cabinet 29 August 2023 webcast
OCTOBER: paper submitted to Audit and Governance Panel on 4th October 2023. The purpose of this report was to seek approval for an expanded Best Value action plan. View the Best Value Action Plan report 4 October 2023 (PDF, 178 KB) and the Audit and Governance Panel 4 October 2023 webcast
DECEMBER: paper submitted to South Ayrshire Council on 7th December 2023. The purpose of this report was to advise Members of the Accounts Commission's findings from the Controller of Audit's Statutory Report on Best Value in South Ayrshire. View the Account Commission's findings on Best Value in South Ayrshire report 7 December 2023 (PDF, 186 KB) and the South Ayrshire Council 7 December 2023 webcast
