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For the fourth year running, Leicestershire County Council has been rated a top council.
Leicestershire has received the highest possible score – four stars – in a report by an independent watchdog, the Audit Commission. It is one of only three East Midlands councils to get this rating. The news comes after the County Council scored consistently highly across all services. It is judged to be “improving strongly” – up from “improving well” last year, and the only East Midlands council in this category. Council leader David Parsons said: “This report is independent confirmation that the people of Leicestershire receive high quality services, despite the County Council being one of the lowest-funded authorities in the country. “I’m proud of our staff for achieving this result and for working hard to deliver further improvements.” According to the report, the County Council is: delivering good services for children and young people and improving education results making good progress in improving the quality of life for adults and older people achieving and improving value for money effectively engaging local people, including groups at risk of being disadvantaged offering better access to services, including improved libraries and public transport The report says the Council has just one area for improvement – making stronger efforts to develop shared services with district councils. |
