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    Dumfries & Galloway Fire & Rescue is effective and making progress in delivering Best Value

    Dumfries & Galloway Fire and Rescue provides an effective service. It uses the principles of risk management well and is making progress in developing a culture of continuous…
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    Tayside Fire & Rescue service has strong culture of continuous improvement, but board should provide better scrutiny and challenge

    Tayside Fire and Rescue service has a strong focus on prevention, as reflected in decreases in the numbers of fires and fire casualties. The service has many of the essential…
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    Central Scotland Fire & Rescue service is effective but further improvement needed to provide Best Value

    Central Scotland Fire & Rescue provides an effective, low cost service. But it would be better placed to provide Best Value if it had stronger performance arrangements. Many…
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    Accounts Commission welcomes improvements at Shetland Islands Council but still has concerns

    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. New political management…
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    NHS financial performance was good but there are significant challenges ahead

    The overall performance of the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland was good in 2010/11, but there are significant financial pressures building. An Audit Scotland report…
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    Meeting climate change targets could cost Scotland £10 billion

    Scotland has made good progress in cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, with a fall of more than a quarter since 1990. However, the country has very ambitious targets for further…
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    Lothian and Borders Police and Police Board perform well and have sound basis for future development

    Lothian & Borders Police force and the Lothian & Borders Police board have an effective working relationship and work well together and with partner organisations to…
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    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) provides good services but needs to make better progress in implementing Best Value

    In a report published today, the Accounts Commission says while Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has put some of the basic building blocks in place for providing Best Value, there remain…
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    Strong leadership and clear vision driving improvements at Stirling Council

    Stirling Council has strong leadership with a clear vision, and has made good progress in improving the performance of its services, its management of resources and partnership…
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    Local partnerships have a key role in improving local economies

    Community planning partnerships need to build on their economic development activity to help meet local needs. Partnerships should also make better use of available information…