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I would not want to predetermine how best to do that. I hope that the process is as informative as possible and involves individual members in setting the priorities that are agreed in the budget later in the year.
The second issue that arises from the Unison response is to do with the best-value duty on local authorities and the assessment of best value by the Accounts Commission.
Ian Jenkins's amendments might not be the best way to achieve that. I will listen carefully to what the minister has to say and will be looking for some acceptance on his part that the status quo is not good enough.
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.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 January 2003
The commitment to introduce an additional Scottish award for the best publicly-funded building remains under review, although I have no plans at present to launch the award in 2003.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the responses to its consultation paper published on 8 June 2000, Best Value in Local Government: Next Steps.