Publication: Best Value Assurance Report: Shetland Islands Council

August 25, 2022 by Accounts Commission
Publication cover: Best Value Assurance Report: Shetland Islands Council

Shetland Islands' leaders need to increase their pace and focus to deliver urgent change. The Accounts Commission is not confident the council is able to show it is financially sustainable.

Main report - PDF 6.6MB

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Animation transcript - RTF 46Kb Video transcript - RTF 95Kb News release - PDF 141Kb

 

Accounts Commission

Reporting on Shetland Islands Council

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

 

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Key facts from our report

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William Moyes, Chair of the Accounts Commission, talks about the report

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Key Facts as outlined in the main reportKey Facts
Key areas of focus for our audit as outlined in the main reportExhibit 1
Shetland Islands Council’s performance relative to other councils, 2016/17 – 2020/21 as outlined in the main reportExhibit 2
Shetland’s LGBF satisfaction indicators relative to the national average and other councils over the last five years as outlined in the main reportExhibit 3
Shetland Islands Council’s estimated funding gap as outlined in the main reportExhibit 4
Shetland Islands Council’s reserves position as outlined in the main reportExhibit 5
Shetland Islands Council’s use of reserves as outlined in the main reportExhibit 6
Shetland IJB budget funding as outlined in the main reportExhibit 7
Comparison of previous key Best Value Judgements in 2012 and 2013 as outlined in the main reportExhibit 8
Anchor Early Action Project as outlined in the main reportCase study 1
Nursing Models for Islands with Small Populations as outlined in the main reportCase study 2
The ORION project as outlined in the main reportCase study 3