Who’s in charge? - the quango report cards
This new report from the LGA is the next step in our campaign for better accountability in public services.
The report examines three principles for public services: value for money, accountability, and openness, in relation to a group of quangos and in relation to local government. The report aims to:
- Raise the profile of public spending on quangos
- Highlight concerns around overlap, duplication and poor use of public money
- Involve the quangos in the kind of public debate and scrutiny which councils face regularly
- Cite examples of good practice, and encourage quangos to work better with councils
The report also highlights the positive track record of local government on the three principles, and the benefits of local democracy as a framework for providing public services.
Download the full report "Who's in charge? the quango report cards" (PDF, 36 pages, 447KB)
The database underpinning the scoring for the report card is also available - download the quango database.
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See also
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Quangos face tough questions on accountability and value for money - LGA press release Quangos give local people little say over what they do and are failing to provide value for money for the taxpayer, according to a new report by town hall leaders.
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Warning sounded on quangos' accountability - firstonline article Unelected quangos give local people little say over what they do and some are failing to provide value for money for the taxpayer, an LGA report has found.