tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post9139748511569828410..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: ScrutinyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-45993932294031918542012-02-15T12:09:01.363+00:002012-02-15T12:09:01.363+00:00The Remuneration Panel for Wales has made recommen...The Remuneration Panel for Wales has made recommendations to Local Authorities on the numbers of Special Responsibility Allowances that is paid, there will be a reduction which is why most councils are looking to reduce their SRA's which is part of the issue here. In Wrecsam there are 5 Scrutiny Committees but they have 2Co-Chairs both of whom get SRA's + 8 Lead Members on the Exec Board and Chairs of Planning and Environmental Licensing. Legislation requires an Audit Committee and Crime and Disorder Committee + 1 other. To be fair to the WAO, 7 Scrutiny Committees does seem excessive and it obviously dependes what they do, ours were criticised for 1) not holding Lead Members to account and 2)Insufficient pre exec board decision scrutiny. It seems therefore the WAO have a 'bee in their bonnet' over Scrutiny.Plaid Gwersyllthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986006252463873835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-24687350382674824802012-02-15T11:27:33.285+00:002012-02-15T11:27:33.285+00:00Certainly in my experience (a former employee of t...Certainly in my experience (a former employee of the then named District Audit/Audit Commission) the auditors were in the pockets of the officers of the client - whether council, police or fire service. Had the client been overly upset, they could simply change their auditors - which would mean job losses amongst the aforementioned. All I saw from the DA/AC was continued congratulation of the clients, with any negative findings skimmed over or, in the case of my findings during the course of my work, completely ignored and omitted from the final reports. So I'm very inclined to agree with the conclusion reached by the opposition councillors - I have neither to read the WAO report or the detail of the opposition to believe this.Tessanoreply@blogger.com