Beyond Excellence

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Beyond Excellence

• Corporate Assessment
• Joint Area Review 2008
• Graham Burgess
• Chief Executive, Blackburn with Darwen BC

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Our 6 Year Ratings

• 2002 Excellent
• 2005 4 Star
• 2008 Beyond Excellence

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Our 6 Year Journey

• Was one of the first six Councils to sign a
  Public Service Agreement with the Government
• Named Council of the Year 2002
• Named Englands Northwest Capital of Enterprise
• Groundbreaking capita partnership
• Reduction in council tax
• 1bn of investment
• Building Schools for the Future
• Town Centre
• HMR
• Mall

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Our 6 Year Journey

• Established Local Public Service Board
• Improved pupil performance
• Restructuring of council
• Partnership with PCT
• Resources to centre of organisation
• Performance management enhanced
• Neighbourhoods and customer services
• Sub regional developments
• Multi Area Agreement
• Pennine Lancashire/AGMA
• Change of administration
• Services still excellent
• Direction of travel improving well

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Aim for 2008 Key Lines of Enquiry

• Ambition
• Prioritisation
• Capacity
• Performance Management
• Achievement
• Sustainable communities and transport
• Safer and stronger communities
• Healthier communities
• Older people
• Children and young people