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Evaluation of Responses to Consultation on Best Value in the Wider Public Sector
1. INTRODUCTION
The following timetable represents the key stages in the Consultation exercise on the 'Best Value in the Wider Public Sector' Draft Guidance:
May 2003 | High Level Draft Guidance formulated - distributed within Scottish Executive Departments and internally agreed |
28 August 2003 | Best Value in the Wider Public Sector - Draft Guidance Issued |
16 September 2003 | Best Value in the Wider Public Sector Seminar for Accountable Officers |
28 November 2003 | Deadline for Consultation Responses |
March/ April 2004 | Evaluation of Responses to Consultation on Best Value in the Wider Public Sector |
The main sections of this report are structured as follows:
Section 2 details further information about the responses that were received as part of the Consultation exercise.
Section 3 provides an analysis of the response to Question 1 of the Consultation exercise:
- Does the Draft Guidance help to clarify for Accountable Officers what is required of them under the Duty of Best Value?
Section 4 provides an analysis of the response to Question 2 of the Consultation exercise:
- What types of ongoing support to allow exchange of learning, good practice and networking would consultees envisage as being most helpful?
Section 5 of the report analyses the responses received from a number of special interest groups. These responses represent a wider stakeholder community who have expressed a high level of interest in the rollout of Best Value across the wider public sector.
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