Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
Best Value and Sustainability Checklist (Dudley Council)

Data required to utilise tool
Full information of the municipality service to be assessed in question.

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, the series of questions require a yes/no/N/A answer. The final page of the checklist requires a list of planning improvements, as a result of the answers of the survey.

What format is the tool available in?
This is a paper survey that can be obtained from Dudley Council.

What language/s is the tool available in?
English

Characterisation of the tool
Checklist

Factors covered

Environment	Social	Economic	Governance
1	1	1	1

Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea	Design	Design assessment	Construction	Operation	Demolition
0	0	0	0	1	0