States reviewer wants input from the public
Wednesday 22nd April 2009, 2:29PM BST.
ISLANDERS are to get their say on how they think the States is run.
Auditor General for Wales Jeremy Colman (pictured) has been commissioned by the Public Accounts Committee to carry out a corporate governance review.
He will examine whether the States has effective management arrangements to help deliver long-lasting, value for money services.
‘In my review of the way the States of Guernsey is run, it is important that I gather views from the very people who use the services that the States of Guernsey is responsible for managing and delivering,’ said Mr Colman yesterday.
‘I will be grateful to anyone who gets in touch with me and my team.’
Mr Colman expects to report to the PAC later in the year. He will be supported by a team from the Wales Audit Office.
Views are being sought from the public on the following:
- Does the States take note of your ideas, views or complaints about public services and do you know how to register them?
- Have you had positive or negative experiences of service delivery by the States?
- Have you had positive or negative experiences of the way States departments work together?
- Do you think the States of Guernsey delivers value for money services?
- Do you think deputies and/or members of staff set a positive example?
- How could the States improve its performance?
- Do you think politicians and civil servants are made accountable for their actions?
Get in touch by email at guernsey-governance@wao.gov.uk, by post at Guernsey Corporate Governance Review Team, Wales Audit Office, 24, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ, or online by going to www.wao.gov.uk/news/news_2527.asp.
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How about a government website, similar to this one, whereby each elected member has a page setting out what they are in charge of. How they are going about their business and a place where the general public can write their thoughts and views and actually receive answers.
The States could then claim that they are transparent and accountable.
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Reading comments from around the world,it seems that if Govts borrow from IMF or any bank associated with them; as Guernsey is thinking of doing.The borrower has to agree to certain rules as well; that they tell schools to teach their prescribed wishes.give data info on medical,and other personal details of the general public,which has seemingly nothing to do with normal borrowing.I wonder why?
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John; it’s an old trick, as old as the world: today we call it brain washing.
Don’t do as I do, do as I say-
And Paul; excellent Idea, and would hope they would state where they come from. Not where they now live:
I know that little item will be classed as racism, but surely we have the right to know where our bread comes from?
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The seven questions provide those of us who complain about the States to have the opportunity to state our case.
Remember the reaction here to the Tribal Helms report? Most of us could have made the same points.
Now is the chance to have your say. It is a rare event.
Don’t ignore it.
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The questions are quite limited and using closed questioning they will only get answers to specific questions. There is nowhere to write other comments. I found it quite difficult to answer some of the questions i.e. do we get good value for money from the States when there is nothing to compare it wtih apart from other jurisdictions people may have lived in.
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I didn’t relaise they were closed questions until I looked at the WAO web site. i had supposed they were in the formof guidance topics.
There is a special e mail address guernsey-governance@wao.gov.uk but the link on the WAO page results in e mails being returned bty the WAO Postmaster “Delivery to the following recipients failed”.
Will the Sttaes get a rebate from the WAO fees for this ?
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Another example of how these so-called consultants can say they had public interface when in fact their consultation is at best limited and at worst a complete stitch up.
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