Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Best Value Partnership — (BVP) England, Wales A partnership between a Best Value Authority (BVA) and a private company. The aim of these partnerships is to help the authority meet its Best Value requirements. Prac … Law dictionary
Best value — is government policy in the United Kingdom affecting the provision of public services in England and Wales. In Wales, Best Value is known as the Wales Programme for Improvement. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Effects of Best Value 3 History of Best… … Wikipedia
best value — England, Wales A statutory framework that ensures that councils are required to plan, deliver and continuously improve local authority services. Each local authority has a duty to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in… … Law dictionary
Best Value — England, Wales A statutory framework that ensures that councils are required to plan, deliver and continuously improve local authority services. Each local authority has a duty to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in… … Law dictionary
Best Value Performance Indicators — (BVPI) England, Wales Until April 2008 BVPIs provided a rounded view of local authority performance delivery by monitoring the progress of local authorities; allowing authorities to compare their performance with other local authorities and… … Law dictionary
Authority — In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas , used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium ) is often used interchangeably with the term power . However, their meanings differ: while power refers to the ability to achieve certain ends,… … Wikipedia
Land value tax — Land value taxation (LVT) (or site value taxation) is an ad valorem tax where only the value of land itself is taxed. This ignores buildings, improvements, and personal property. Because of this, LVT is different from other property taxes which… … Wikipedia
Law of value — The law of value is a concept in Karl Marx s critique of political economy. Most generally, it refers to a regulative principle of the economic exchange of the products of human work: the relative exchange values of those products in trade,… … Wikipedia
Fair market value — (FMV) is a term in both law and accounting that is based on the economics term of market value. It is also a common basis for assessing damages to be awarded for the loss of or damage to the property, generally in a claim under tort or a contract … Wikipedia
Scottish Qualifications Authority — infobox Organization name = Scottish Qualifications Authority size = 188px abbreviation = SQA purpose = Educational headquarters = Glasgow/Dalkeith region served = Scotland language = English leader title = Chairman leader name = John McCormick… … Wikipedia
