Use of Resources

The Audit Commission’s ‘CPA – the harder test’ framework includes an annual ‘Use of Resources’ assessment that indicates how well the Council manages and uses it’s financial resources to ensure that they are available to deliver the Council’s priorities.  

There are five themes to Use of Resources on which the Council is assessed: financial reporting, financial management, financial standing, internal control and value for money.

The Council’s external auditor is responsible for assessing the Council’s Use of Resources. Their assessment is subsequently passed through the Audit Commission’s quality assurance process before the final scoring is confirmed.  The Audit Commission then publishes the results.

Results

To view the Council’s assessment for 2007 pleaseclick the following link :
Comprehensive Performance Assessment Scorecard 2007

Scoring

The Council is awarded a score for each of the five themes according to the following:

       4 = well above minimum requirements – performing strongly

       3 = consistently above minimum requirements – performing well

       2 = at only minimum requirements – adequate performance

       1 = below minimum requirements – inadequate performance

The Council’s overall Use of Resources score is based on the following rules:

Self Assessment 2007

Self Assessment 2007  (22.89 KB)

Value for Money Self Assessment 2007  (113.91 KB)

Self Assessment 2006

Self Assessment 2006  (31.09 KB)

Value for Money Self Assessment 2006  (132.97 KB)

Self Assessment 2005

The Council completed a self assessment on each of the five themes and submitted supporting evidence to the external auditors.  

Financial Reporting Self Assessment 2005  (44.28 KB)

Financial Management Self Assessment 2005  (89.10 KB)

Financial Standing Self Assessment 2005  (30.61 KB)

Internal Control Self Assessment 2005  (73.80 KB)

Value for Money Self Assessment 2005  (246.45 KB)

The supporting evidence included the following documents:

Profile All Counties  (205.39 KB)

Profile Nearest Neighbours  (211.50 KB)