Publications

One of the requirements of Best Value is that councils should give priority to improving their poorer performing services.

This compendium provides all the data for the full range of indicators for all services in 2000/2001 and, where appropriate, comparable data for the two previou

Scottish councils collected 89% of the council tax due last year, a 1% improvement on the previous year and continuing an improvement trend.

Local authority performance information published today reveals encouraging signs of improvement across a number of council services.

There has been a slight reduction in the use of leisure facilities since the previous year and the pamphlet also shows that libraries are still finding it diffi

A number of encouraging signs have emerged from the publication of information about the performance of councils' education services.

Council tenants' rent arrears have continued to rise.

Councils' social work services have shown real improvements in a number of areas.