Inverclyde Council Best Value
Best Value Audit
All public sector organisations have a duty to ensure that they are providing high performing and efficient services. Nationally, a new approach to the audit of Best Value was implemented by Accounts Commission in 2023 with the aim of integrating Best Value audit work within the annual audit work carried out in Councils. The new approach also involves detailed inspection work focusing on a Best Value theme, which is collated into a national report that is considered by the Accounts Commission.
A judgement on how well Inverclyde Council is delivering Best Value is published in the Annual Audit Report (AAR). You can find the most recent Inverclyde Council AAR and Thematic Inspection report in the Documents section. These reports are also published for all Scottish Councils on the Audit Scotland website.
Inverclyde Council has carried out its own assessment of how it is performing against its duty of Best Value. A report summarising the key learning points from the self-assessment and the areas for improvement is available in the Documents section.
You can find more information on Inverclyde Council's performance in improving services, both provided by the Council and with partners, on the Performance webpage. A link to this page is provided in the Related Links section.
The Inverclyde Council Audit Committee provides scrutiny of the progress that is made in delivering External Audit Action Plans arising from external Audit Reports. All the reports considered by the Audit Committee can be found in the Committee and Meetings area of the Council's website.
Other inspection bodies, such as Education Scotland, publish reports detailing their own assessment of Inverclyde Council’s performance across a range of Services. Links to these other inspection bodies can be found in the Other Websites section on this page.