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For example, the spend on primary school pupils could be regarded as a GAE assessment. The indicator is the best basis that has been identified for driving an expenditure need.
What was the board's initial reaction to those results? The best word to describe it is shocked. The board was shocked by the details that the report provided and angry that such things had happened in its college.
However, if any changes greatly impact on councils and reduce their income, the best approach would probably be a phased introduction of the changes over three or four years.
Is work being done to identify the houses that are easiest to deal with and to investigate how other houses might best be tackled? Are there some houses that the initiative might be unable to tackle?