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Data from 80 people were used to test the hierarchical scaling using an inter-item correlation for redundancy, coefficient of reproducibility (CR) and scalability (CS) for the hierarchy and Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the internal consistency. Thirty-seven people participated in the reliability testing. Test \/ retest and inter-tester reliability were tested using the kappa coefficient. The testing was repeated on consecutive days to assess test \/ retest reliability and was scored simultaneously by two physiotherapists for inter-tester reliability. Fifty-five people participated in validity testing. The BBA was compared with the sitting Motor Assessment Scale (MAS), Berg Balance Test (Berg), Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI) using Spearman's rho. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Setting: Physiotherapy stroke services of six UK NHS trusts. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Participants: Hemiplegic stroke patients were recruited from physiotherapy services and the BBA used to assess their balance. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Results: The order of the items was revised and the original 14-point scale reduced to 12 points in the scale development. The revised scale formed a hierarchical scale. Inter-item correlations were &lt; 0.9, coefficients of reproducibility and scalability were 0.99 and 0.69 respectively and Cronbach's alpha was 0.92. Reliability was high (100% agreement) for both aspects of reliability. 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