Council and democracy

This letter provides a summary of the Audit Commission's assessment of the Council. It draws on the findings and conclusions from the audit of the Council and from wider analysis of the Council's performance and its improvement over the last year, as measured through the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) framework.

The main messages are:

1. The Council is improving well and has maintained its three star CPA status;
2. The Council received an unqualified opinion on its 2005/06 financial statements;
3. The Council received an unqualified opinion on its arrangements for securing value for money in 2005/06; and
4. The Council has improved its financial position.
5. The Council should:
   1. Continue with its robust financial management to ensure that balances and reserves are maintained at an adequate level and the objectives of the financial strategy are delivered; and
   2. Take action in areas where performance needs to be improved or which are problematic eg recycling, leisure and crime.  

Copies of this Annual Audit & Inspection letter

If you require further copies of this letter, or a copy in large print, in Braille, on tape, or in a language other than English, please call 0845 056 0566.

For further information on the work of the Commission please contact: Audit Commission, 1st Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London SW1P 4HQ Tel 020 7828 1212 Fax: 020 7976 6187 Textphone (minicom): 020 7630 0421

Contact:

Any correspondence in relation to these documents should be addressed to: Sarah Ireland, Director of Financial Governance, Croydon Council, 6th FloorTaberner House, Park Lane, Croydon.