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ANNEX 4: EXTERNAL REFERENCE GROUP FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE

PART 1: YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONSULTATION

1. Which organisation do you represent?

2. In addition to taking part in the external reference group, in which of these stages of the consultation process did you participate?(Please tick all that apply.)

3. In participating in the consultation, to what extent do you think that you were genuinely representing the views of your organisation?(Please circle.)

PART 2: AIMS OF THE CONSULTATION

The intended outcome of the consultation process is to agree the best possible vehicle for delivering the Minister's vision of refreshed Best Value in Public Services by April 2006. Specific aims are:

• To begin to facilitate a dialogue with public bodies and their sponsor departments on how to be Best Value organisations;
• To start to refresh and renew the spirit of Best Value across the public sector by empowering public bodies to help set the direction for future resources;
• To initiate the exchange of information between public bodies and the Scottish Executive on good practice in Best Value, helping the policy team to begin to understand and plug the gaps in Best Value knowledge management.

4. To what extent are you aware of this intended outcome and specific aims?(Please circle.)

5. How were the intended outcome and aims communicated to you? (Please ignore this question if you were unaware of the intended outcome and aims.)

PART 3: YOUR INPUT

6. Please provide a broad estimate of the number of days you have spent (so far) actively contributing to the Best Value consultation process ( e.g. include preparation for and attendance at meetings; commenting on drafts, etc.).

7. Please provide a broad indication of your cost per day of input (include tax, NI and any relevant overheads).

£___________

8. What do you consider to be your most significant input to the consultation process?

PART 4: CONSULTATION OUTPUTS

9. To what extent do you consider that the intended outcome and aims of the consultation are being met?(Please circle.)

10. To what extent do you think that the final outcome will reflect your input?(Please circle.)

11. If you could have the final say today over the outcome of the consultation, would you want to change anything? If so, what would you change?

12. What do you consider to be the single most important benefit to emerge from the consultation overall?(This could be a benefit for you, for someone else, for an organisation, for the future of Best Value, etc.)

PART 5: ON REFLECTION

13. To what extent do you think that the Scottish Executive's promise of genuine participation and influence has been met by the consultation process overall?(Please circle.)

Please comment on your rating:

14. In your opinion, what has been the single best feature of the consultation process and why?

15. In your opinion, what has been the single worst feature of the consultation process and why?

16. What, if anything, has your organisation gained from your participation in the consultation?

17. What, if anything, have you gained personally from your participation in the consultation?

18. Were there any unexpected benefits and/or drawbacks which arose from the consultation process? Please describe.

19. Did your views on the consultation change between the start of your involvement and now? If yes, in what way?

20. Would you be prepared to take part in another similar consultation if asked by the Scottish Executive? Why/Why not?

21. Is there any advice you would give to the Scottish Executive to inform its planning of another similar consultation?

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO FILL IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. YOU CAN USE THE BACK OF THIS PAGE TO ADD ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.

PLEASE RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY THURSDAY 23 MARCH TO:

The Research Shop, 1 Bonnington Road, Peebles, EH45 9HF

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