WIOO1 Annual Audit and Inspection Letter- Final

2004 Annual Audit and Inspection Letter Isle of Wight Council INSIDE THIS LETTER PAGES 2 - 17 • Executive summary • Key messages • Council performance • Accounts and governance • Other work • Looking forwards • Closing remarks PAGES 18 - 23 Appendices • Appendix 1 - Reports issued during 2003/04 • Ax 2 - Scope of audit and inspection • Appendix 3 - Audit and inspection fee • Ax 4 - Auditor’s report to Isle of Wight Council on it’s Best Value Performance Plan for 2004/05 Reference: WI001 Annual Audit and Inspection Letter Date: December 2004 2004 ANNUAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION LETTER The council’s housing benefits service is now performing within the top quartile of authorities Executive summary and adult social services are now serving most people well. Inspections of the planning and the homelessness and housing advice services have The purpose of this Letter identified good progress in these areas. This is our audit and inspection ‘Annual Letter’ Based on current plans, the council is well for Members which incorporates the Annual placed to further improve the way it works and Audit Letter for 2003/04, and is presented by the services it provides to local people but the the council’s Relationship Manager and District capacity to deliver the complex agenda remains Auditor. The Letter summarises the conclusions a key challenge for the council. and significant issues arising from ...