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Good governance is important to all involved in local government. It is however, a key responsibility for the leader of the council and of the chief executive. They face a difficult task. They are the people responsible for the leadership, direction and control of the organisation they serve. Governance, if done well, leads to good management, good performance, good stewardship of public money, good citizen engagement and ultimately to good outcomes. Handled less impressively, the results in terms of public confidence and trust may be very damaging The Councils which get this right are those who are clear about the purpose of governance and the role the elected members and senior officers. The new CIPFA/SOLACE framework and the Scottish guidance notes represent an important framework for a local authority to review its own effectiveness and to identify continuing improvements. In its response to the Crerar review, the government states that “the local government sector should be a priority sector in which self assessment will become the core tool of accountability, with less reliance on external scrutiny required”. The Scottish Good Governance Guidance Notes offer local government a self assessment tool.

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