According to the paper, the data puts Wiltshire Council at 298th position out of 318- that means only 5.3 per cent of local authorities are performing worse than Wiltshire. But bosses at the council dispute that assessment and have written to Oflog to request it to rebut the Times article. “The Times has not done this today, and it risks setting a dangerous precedent for poor analysis to enter the public domain. It distorts residents’ views of their local authorities and weakens staff morale to see rankings like this so poorly considered and presented. You will observe that we will be raising our significant concerns about the presentation of Oflog’s data directly with The Times, Ministers and our local MPs.

Source: The Times May 07, 2024 03:47 UTC