Under the Best Value regime, the Audit Commission can award three (highest), two, one or no stars to services it inspects.  To date only one Council has received a three-star rating for its waste services.  But Waverley Borough Council has received a two-star rating and the report said that the services had promising prospects for improvement.

Furthermore, the Council’s plans to achieve their recycling rates of 24% by 2003/4 and 36% by 2005/6 have been recognised with funding from DEFRA; whilst waste minimisation plans have attracted funding from an environmental trust.

The services have been thoroughly reviewed and reshaped during the past 18 months or so and Len Attrill and Richard McAree have been supporting Waverley’s Officers and Members through the process.  Len says “It’s satisfying to work with a Council throughout the process, particularly with a team like Waverley’s which is committed to improvement”.

Peter Maudsley, Waverley’s Director of Environment & Leisure says “Robert Long Consultancy has been incredibly helpful to us at Waverley and we would unhesitatingly recommend them to others”.  The project was led by Len Attrill.