Staff at Wales Audit Office work with charities in training exercise

No

Following a training exercise involving work with a wide range of charitable bodies, staff at the Wales Audit Office have selected Changing Faces [Opens in new window] as their charity of the year for 2014.

Staff will be volunteering to hold a number of fund raising activities throughout the year to raise money for the charity.

Caerphilly Council ‘Improving’ In Response To Governance Failings

No

Corporate governance failings at Caerphilly Council were caused by a combination of weaknesses and, while the authority is improving now, it is too early to tell if this progress can be sustained. That is the conclusion of a special inspection report from the Auditor General for Wales, which is published today.

Making a Virtue of the Virtual

No

Improvement Agency (Scotland) has estimated that Scottish Local Authorities spend £6-8 million annually to publish statutory notices in local and national newspapers. Statutory notices include planning consultations, highways works notifications NHS consultations, Police Authorities, Fire and Rescue Services public notices and accounts statements.