North Yorkshire County Council is a very good council with a can-do culture and strives for continuous improvement, according to officials from other councils who have carried out a review of its work.
At a time when local government is going through a period of tremendous challenge and change, North Yorkshire demonstrates ambition and commitment to delivering ‘the best’ – “an ambition shared by staff across the organisation and by its politicians across all parties.”
The voice of the service user also comes through “loud and clear” in the plans and outcomes delivered by the County Council, said the peer review team, which saw evidence of strong foundations in community engagement.
The team endorsed initiatives such as the stronger communities and living well programmes which seek to build resilience in communities and support people to lead independent, healthy and fulfilling lives in their localities.
The Council delivers outstanding services, tackles difficult issues and deals with change effectively, delivering savings through service transformation, said the review team. In this respect North Yorkshire “has a unique and essential role” in delivering both devolution and economic growth for the County and the wider region.
It is a trusted organisation with a “very sound financial position” and a “tremendous grip of its budget”.
The peer “challenge” was carried out by officers from the Local Government Association and leading officers and members from a number of other councils including West Sussex, Suffolk, Staffordshire and Gloucester. The aim is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of local authorities so they can improve and move forward and for councils to learn from each other.
North Yorkshire was commended for “always striving to improve no matter how good the service” with an “extremely committed” staff “willing to go the extra mile not only in times of emergency but on a day to day basis”.
“We are very proud of what we do in North Yorkshire” said County Councillor Carl Les, North Yorkshire’s Leader, “and we are delighted to receive such a ringing endorsement of our leadership, our staff and our excellent services from members of other authorities. This is a time of unprecedented change for North Yorkshire as we move forward into devolution, and the peer review shows we are well placed to drive forward growth, innovation, partnership and excellent services in every part of our county.
North Yorkshire County Council is a very good council with a can-do culture and strives for continuous improvement, according to officials from other councils who have carried out a review of its work.
At a time when local government is going through a period of tremendous challenge and change, North Yorkshire demonstrates ambition and commitment to delivering ‘the best’ – “an ambition shared by staff across the organisation and by its politicians across all parties.”
The voice of the service user also comes through “loud and clear” in the plans and outcomes delivered by the County Council, said the peer review team, which saw evidence of strong foundations in community engagement.
The team endorsed initiatives such as the stronger communities and living well programmes which seek to build resilience in communities and support people to lead independent, healthy and fulfilling lives in their localities.
The Council delivers outstanding services, tackles difficult issues and deals with change effectively, delivering savings through service transformation, said the review team. In this respect North Yorkshire “has a unique and essential role” in delivering both devolution and economic growth for the County and the wider region.
It is a trusted organisation with a “very sound financial position” and a “tremendous grip of its budget”.
The peer “challenge” was carried out by officers from the Local Government Association and leading officers and members from a number of other councils including West Sussex, Suffolk, Staffordshire and Gloucester. The aim is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of local authorities so they can improve and move forward and for councils to learn from each other.
North Yorkshire was commended for “always striving to improve no matter how good the service” with an “extremely committed” staff “willing to go the extra mile not only in times of emergency but on a day to day basis”.
“We are very proud of what we do in North Yorkshire” said County Councillor Carl Les, North Yorkshire’s Leader, “and we are delighted to receive such a ringing endorsement of our leadership, our staff and our excellent services from members of other authorities. This is a time of unprecedented change for North Yorkshire as we move forward into devolution, and the peer review shows we are well placed to drive forward growth, innovation, partnership and excellent services in every part of our county.