Publication: Best Value Assurance Report: Falkirk Council

January 13, 2022 by Accounts Commission

Falkirk Council’s leaders need to urgently make and implement big decisions about how to deliver sustainable services and make significant and necessary savings.

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Accounts Commission

Reporting on Falkirk Council

Read more about the report in our newsletter which outlines some of the key points and what happens next.

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Exhibit 1: Assessing Best Value across the audit appointment period

Exhibit 2: Key areas of focus for our audit

Exhibit 3: Falkirk CPP's key priorities

Exhibit 4: Falkirk's strategic plans

Exhibit 5: COTF project status by gateway - August 2021

Exhibit 6: Projected savings resulting from priority COTF projects

Exhibit 7: Core elements of a successful transformation programme

Exhibit 8: COTF governance framework

Exhibit 9: Falkirk Council's performance relative to other councils

Exhibit 10: Performance against LGBF satisfaction indicators and compared with national performance

Exhibit 11: Selection of results from the council's customer perceptions survey

Exhibit 12: Progress of actions by corporate priority

Exhibit 13: Progress of indicators by corporate priority

Exhibit 14: Budget savings options approved (£ millions)

Exhibit 15: Falkirk Council's use of reserves

Exhibit 16: Projected budget gaps 2021/22 - 2025/26

Exhibit 17: Falkirk CPP's delivery structure

Exhibit 18: Comparison of 2018 and 2021 Best Value judgements

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