Adeje Town Hall has once again scored highly in the Canary Islands Transparency Index, achieving 9.91 out of 10 in the latest assessment.
The result, published by the Canary Islands Transparency Commissioner and covering the 2025 reporting period, places Adeje among the best-performing public bodies in the islands when it comes to making information available to the public.
Not bad for something that usually involves budgets, contracts and municipal paperwork. Nobody’s idea of a thrilling Friday night, admittedly, but important nonetheless.
What was assessed?
The Canary Islands Transparency Index, or ITCanarias, looks at how well public bodies meet their legal obligations to publish information and make it accessible.
Adeje scored strongly across the various categories:
- Mandatory Information Compliance: 6.43 out of 7
- Web Support Compliance: 2.98 out of 3
- Active Publication Compliance: 9.41 out of 10
- Voluntary Transparency: 0.50 out of 1
Together, these produced the final weighted score of 9.91 out of 10.
The Town Hall received maximum marks for publishing annual accounts, quarterly budget reports, awarded contracts, grants and financial support, as well as information about the municipal organisational structure and those responsible for running it.
The municipal companies also performed well
Adeje’s public companies were also included in the assessment, with some impressive results.
DAVÍA SA, the Municipal Public Employment Company, received a perfect 10 out of 10.
Meanwhile:
- EMSA, Empresa Municipal de Servicios de Adeje SA, scored 8.67
- Hacienda Local de Adeje SA scored 8.23
Almost identical to the previous result
The latest score is only fractionally lower than Adeje’s previous result of 9.95.
A drop of 0.04 points is hardly the sort of thing that will have anyone reaching for the emergency button, and the overall result shows that the Town Hall has maintained a consistently high standard.
Councillor for Good Governance, Epifanio Díaz Hernández, said the result reflects the council’s commitment to transparency and the public’s right to access information.
For residents, it means information about how public money is spent, how services are contracted and how the council is organised should be readily available.
Which, when dealing with public administration, is probably something worth celebrating.