Evidence of unlawful activity by Welsh local authorities “deeply disturbing” – says Public Accounts Committee Chair

5 February 2014

The Chair of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee, Darren Millar AM, has released the following statement in response to reports from the Wales Audit Office concerning Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire county councils.

“The findings of the Wales Audit Office are deeply disturbing and come at a time when front line services are under threat, and valuable, hard-working public sector staff are facing the prospect either of losing their jobs or long term pay freezes,” said Mr Millar.

“Now more than ever senior managers should be leading by example and wringing every last drop of value out of each pound of public money spent.

“Unfortunately it appears that, at Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire county councils, they have fallen well below the high standards the people they serve should expect from them.

“The Public Accounts Committee will consider these findings as part of its wider inquiry into senior management pay in the Welsh public sector.”

More information about the Public Accounts Committee can be found here.

The full reports are available from the Wales Audit Office