COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS Section 14 - use of performance information
23.Section 14 requires a Welsh improvement authority to use the information it collects under section 13 to measure its performance against a previous year’s performance. It also requires a Welsh improvement authority to compare its performance so far as is practicable with the performance of other Welsh improvement authorities and other public authorities.
24.In addition, a Welsh improvement authority must use the information it collects to assess whether it could improve its performance, and, based on that, must decide on steps to take to improve its performance in exercising its functions.
25.Subsection (3) requires authorities to have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers on their duties under sections 13 and 14.