Do the Audit Report's 3 starsout of 4 for Hounslow Council = 51% or 74%?
Three stars out of four ..awarded by the Audit Committee sounds very fair/good. Is it misleading?One or two stars must equal to a score between Nil and 50%.So what does three stars equal? How did the Councillors respond?Some of us would like to be re-assured..especially with further Council Tax increases in the pipeline. You'll be chasing our votes in a few months time..what are your views. Rarely any contributions from the Labour or Conservative camps on these matters. Are they taking us for granted?An extra £100 per annum means that those paying tax have to earn some extra £150 (less tax) to cope with that. And if you're self-employed and you make just 10% profit on all your sales..it means that you have to achieve £1500 in extra sales to be able to pay that extra £100 to the Council..who may then go an waste it on some dodgy expense. If only those big spenders knew what we had to do to fill their pockets and purses!Anyway to the Civic Centre news about the Audit Report. Is three stars only very fair ..or good.?LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH..LBH.."""Annual Audit Letter commends Hounslow Council08 February 2006The Audit Commission has awarded Hounslow Council three out of a possible four stars in its annual report presented to the Executive and Opposition parties last night (Tuesday, 7 February 2006).Every year the Audit Commission is required by statute to report an Annual Audit & Inspection Letter to Members of the Council. The letter summarises the previous year’s Audit & Inspection Activity in Hounslow.The Commission’s Annual Audit and Inspection Letter reviews how well councils are delivering services for local people, and rates their capacity to keep improving them. Hounslow was found to be “improving well” and is in a good position to carry on improving the services it provides to local people.The Leader of the Council, Colin Ellar, said: “The Audit Letter confirms that Hounslow Council’s direction of travel is very good with strong performance in our major services and how we manage our money.“The message from the Commission reinforces the Council’s delivery of high quality services to residents, and the commitment that, working in partnership with others, we will continue to provide the best possible value for money and services to our community.""" ....CONTINUES
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