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Amendments 242, 244 and 245 are driven by the requirements of CIPFA's "Best Value Accounting Code of Practice (2000)", which is the authoritative guide to financial accounting for local authorities working in the best value environment.
We will examine how local authorities work with their local partners to identify better ways of using local authority property, getting best value from it and meeting the needs of local people more effectively.
We are all perfectly agreed that we want the best for the employees. All that we are saying is that there appears to be a mildly constitutional grey area that bothers our legal adviser.
They are necessary in many instances—for example they are the best way to travel long distances—but for travel from Glasgow and Edinburgh to London, trains may be the best way to travel.
The earlier we diagnose the condition, the earlier we can treat it. I think that that is just best practice. It is difficult to get best practice if there are not enough people to do the work.
Like the Chief Secretary to the Treasury at Westminster, he is there to help the Government to make the best use of its resources and to achieve the best results in terms of financial management.