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External views of our performance

Comprehensive performance assessment (CPA)

These reports present an analysis of the council’s overall performance by the Audit Commission logo - Internet Explorer: This goes to an external website. The CPA process logo - Internet Explorer: This goes to an external websiteaims to help council's improve the services they deliver by examining the standard of services and their plans for the future, the leadership and focus of senior management and councillors, and the Council’s financial arrangements:

Annual audit and inspection letter

The following report summarises the audit and inspection work undertaken in 2005 by the Audit Commission and PricewaterhouseCoopers:

Local Government Ombudsman feedback

The Local Government Ombudsman logo - Internet Explorer: This goes to an external websiteinvestigates complaints against council decisions that cannot be resolved through the council's complaints procedure. The ombudsman prepares an annual report on complaints arising:

Audit Commission feedback