• A person holding out their hands holding a plant in some soil.
    Action is required if local government is to be financially sustainable
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  • Mountain scenery in Powys
    Powys County Council’s Planning Service implements effective measures to improve its arrangements
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  • Man sitting in an armchair viewing a digital tablet
    Councils need to do more to ensure they’re able to get the most for their money as they seek to unlock digital opportunities
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  • Three people sitting round a desk. Can only see their hands, one on a laptop, one holding a phone and the other pointing at the phone. Have graphs and figures on paper on the desk.
    Councils provide limited information to help senior leaders understand the views of service users
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  • Wrexham Viaduct
    Wrexham County Borough Council Planning Service is hindered in fulfilling its role
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  • A group of people sitting around a meeting table. Some people have joined via video call.
    Local councils have made major changes in how and where their staff work but need to build on their experience of the pandemic
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  • Graphics of paper and a magnifying glass with text- Public Interest report
    Significant deficiencies identified in the financial management and record keeping of Ammanford Town Council and Llanferres Community Council
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  • Illustrated map showing the Unitary authorities of Wales, with Ceredigion highlighted in orange.
    Ceredigion Council making swift progress in addressing Audit Wales planning service recommendations
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  • four people gardening in the community
    Local authorities find it difficult to empower people and communities to be more self-reliant and less dependent on services
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  • People working at a food bank
    Poverty in Wales data tool published today
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  • Group of people
    Equality impact assessments – we want your views
    In an ever more complex world, public services face a growing challenge to understand how their decisions and actions impact on different groups.&n
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  • Group of people helping a community
    Are local authorities building community resilience?
    Is your local authority enabling you and your community to do more for yourselves?
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  • Aerial view of Blaenau Gwent
    Long-standing deficiencies identified in Council’s governance and oversight arrangements in respect of a council owned waste company
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  • Emergency services staff
    Emergency services in Wales have a long history of working collaboratively, but a step change is needed if they are to make best use of their resources
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  • People analysing and researching at a desk
    Process that led to a departure payment to the Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire County Council represented a serious breakdown in governance
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