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Central Fire & Rescue provides an effective, low cost service but would be better placed to provide Best Value if it had stronger performance arrangement

Shetland Islands Council has made good progress in implementing its improvement plan. It now has many of the building blocks needed to provide Best Value.

The force and board perform well and have a sound basis for future development.

The council has put some of the basic building blocks in place for providing Best Value, but there remain significant aspects requiring more progress.

Stirling Council has strong leadership with a clear vision, and has made good progress in improving the performance of its services, its management of resour

Community planning partnerships need to build on their economic development activity to help meet local needs.

Reviewing an update report on an audit investigation of travel expenses and other matters, the Commission welcomes improvements made by SPT.

While public bodies involved in planning are now working better together, the time taken to decide planning applications is not reducing and the gap between