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Worthing gets the thumbs up from Government Watchdog

Released: 20 Jun 2007

The Audit Commission has told Worthing Borough Council in its annual inspection letter the council has:

• Made progress in all of its priority areas, particularly in agreeing the Masterplan for the town and seafront
• Maintained high performance
• Improved its arrangements for the use of resources
• Following the appointment of an Interim Chief Executive, improved the way staff are led and managed.

Every year the council is audited on its performance and financial processes.  This year’s report highlights how well the council has progressed and how well it has managed its finances.  Worthing’s performance is good and has improved slightly faster than at other district councils.  Out of the basket of performance indicators selected by the Audit Commission, 44% of Worthing’s are in the top quartile nationally, way above the district council average.  Crime statistics in particular are good and among the lowest 25% of councils nationally.

The work the council is doing with Adur District Council to move towards delivering more shared services is seen as innovative.  And the joint purchasing of the refuse and recycling fleet ready to launch the new wheelie bin service for both Worthing and Adur in phases over the next two years is also praised.

Cabinet Member for Resources, Paul Yallop, said:

“This is a very positive report and shows how far the council has moved on over the past year.  Performance is really strong and value for money, with the lowest average council tax in the county, has been maintained.  I was particularly pleased to see that the Audit Commission has recognised two areas of notable practice by Worthing - our performance management framework and the quality of working papers for our financial statements - which will be placed on the Commission’s national database as examples of good practice.”

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