Tool CharacteristicsName of the tool Best Value and Sustainability Checklist (SOLACE, I&DeA, Local Government Association) Data required to utilise tool Full information on the council service being assessed. Form of output Having completed the tick boxes, the user is left with a list of services that are having a positive or negative impact on sustainability. At the very end of the the checklist, the user is encouraged to compile a list of planned improvements to be made to the service in question. Type of data output Qualitative: Data collection consists of ten sections, nine sections (Building sustainable communities, buildings, planning and land use, managing the environment and resources, health, a sustainable economy, housing, social equity and opportunity and transport)answered by choice of yes/no or N/A. The tenth section asks for a summary of the planned improvements. What format is the tool available in? This tool is available for download from the website of SOLACE (The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers) http://www.solace.org.uk/downloads/ What language/s is the tool available in? English Characterisation of the tool Despite the tools introduction describing the Best Value and Sustainability Checklist as a Framework, this tool does not contain any sub-tools and is therefore a checklist. Factors covered
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