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The Audit Commission has issued the results of its 2004 comprehensive performance assessment of English local authorities.
The table below shows how councils in central England fared and compares their performance with last year's assessment.
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COUNCIL PERFORMANCE - CENTRAL
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2003
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2004
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Bedfordshire
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poor
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weak
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Birmingham
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weak
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weak
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Cambridgeshire
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good
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excellent
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Coventry
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poor
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fair
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Derby
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good
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excellent
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Derbyshire
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excellent
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excellent
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Dudley
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fair
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fair
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Essex
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good
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good
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Herefordshire
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good
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good
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Hertfordshire
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excellent
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excellent
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Leicester
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good
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good
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Leicestershire
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good
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excellent
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Lincolnshire
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fair
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fair
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Luton
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good
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good
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Norfolk
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good
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good
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Northamptonshire
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weak
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fair
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Nottingham
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fair
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fair
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Nottinghamshire
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good
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excellent
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Peterborough
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fair
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fair
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Rutland
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fair
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fair
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Sandwell
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weak
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fair
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Shropshire
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good
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excellent
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Solihull
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good
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good
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Southend-on-sea
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fair
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fair
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Staffordshire
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fair
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fair
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Stoke-on-Trent
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fair
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good
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Suffolk
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good
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excellent
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Telford & Wrekin
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excellent
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excellent
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Thurrock
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weak
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fair
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Walsall
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poor
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weak
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Warwickshire
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good
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excellent
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Wolverhampton
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fair
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fair
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Worcestershire
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good
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excellent
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Source: Audit Commission
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