Issue - meetings

This report presents a draft corporate Data Quality Policy for consideration and approval.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the draft Data Quality Policy be approved.

REASON:      To raise the profile of data quality, develop a high level commitment to improving data quality and ensure a consistent approach.

                        (ii)        That progress in achieving the requirements of the Policy be reported annually to the Audit and Governance Committee and the Executive.

REASON:      To strengthen data quality review and reporting arrangements and in particular the reporting of outcomes to senior Officers and Members.

Members considered a report which presented a draft corporate Data Quality Policy for discussion and approval.

The draft Policy, attached as Annex A to the report, had been produced as part of a plan of improvement to address the recommendations of the Audit Commission in respect of the Council’s overall management arrangements for ensuring data quality.  Details of these recommendations were provided in paragraph 5 of the report.  The draft Policy had been endorsed by the Audit and Governance Committee at their meeting on 13 January 2009.

Members were invited to accept the draft Policy as presented, or to suggest amendments.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the draft Data Quality Policy be approved. ¹

REASON:      To raise the profile of data quality, develop a high level commitment to improving data quality and ensure a consistent approach.

                        (ii)        That progress in achieving the requirements of the Policy be reported annually to the Audit and Governance Committee and the Executive. ²

REASON:      To strengthen data quality review and reporting arrangements and in particular the reporting of outcomes to senior Officers and Members.