Saxon Weald Homes praised by Audit Commission
The Audit Commission has praised Saxon Weald Homes in a new report, it has emerged.
In the commission’s findings, the housing management services offered by those working for the public sector body were "good".
Solihull receives corporate assessment praise
The Audit Commission has praised a council operating in the West Midlands, it has been revealed.
In its corporate assessment report, the commission commended the services provided by those working for Solihull metropolitan borough council, rating it three out a maximum of four.
Halton council ‘raising image of area’
Those working for a public sector body in the north-west of England have been praised by the Audit Commission, it has been revealed.
In the organisation’s corporate assessment report, Halton borough council was commended for taking steps to improve its residents’ overall quality of life.
Charities ’should form stronger links with local councils’
Councils should work with the third sector more often on the provision of services.
Such is the assertion of nfpSynergy, where its Local Authorities Monitor study showed that two-thirds of local authority councillors and officers believe that charities can provide as cost-effective a service as private companies.
Hull council commended for community safety services
The community safety services provided by those working for Hull city council has received praise by the Audit Commission, it has been revealed.
In a report by the commission’s inspection team, the local authority was deemed as offering a "good" level of service in terms of reducing levels of crime across the city which are down by over 40 per cent from figures recorded in 2003-04.
