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If there is duplication, I say in the report that best value must also be considered. We should examine what is being done and whether best value is working to maximum effect within the Scottish environment.
The instruments that member states use and the ways in which they are used vary enormously. We are not best placed to say what is best practice, except to set out fairly basic guidelines on transparency and availability of information, so that people can respond.
I ask members to keep their questions relatively brief. The minister said that the best people to set snares are people who are competent and responsible and have training in best practice.
We can consider the matter in terms of best value. At one point, best value was about the punishment for not doing something, but now it is about a common commitment to deliver improvement.
Our fundamental intent has been to secure best value. The previous approach to delivering best value was brought about through a joint arrangement between Falkirk for Business and the council.