2001 - 2002 target

2001 - 2002 performance

Upper Quartile performance 2001 - 2002

CORPORATE HEALTH

1

Community strategy (Yes/No)

Yes

Yes

1a

Does the authority have a Community Strategy with LSP?

1b

When will strategy review be completed?

1c

Progress reported

1d

When will strategy be in place

2

CRE level (Number 1-5 or 0)

3

3

2

2

The level of the Equality Standard for Local Government to which the authority conforms

5

Ombudsman - maladministration cases (Number)

0

0

6

Election turnout - last election if not in 2001/02 (%)

72.00%

62.90%

64.50%

156

Buildings w/facilities for people with disabilities (%)

new indicator

48.00%

40.80%

157

Types of interaction delivered electronically (%)

25.00%

30.00%

42.90%

8

Invoices paid on time (%)

97.50%

85.00%

90.90%

11

Senior women (%)

40.00%

36.02%

29.70%

11a

The % of top 5% of earners that are women

11b

The % of top 5% of earners from black and minority ethnic communities

12

Days sick per member of staff (days/full time equivalent)

9.10

5.10

7.9

13

Voluntary leavers / staff (%)

14.00%

14.48%

9.20%

14

Early retirements / staff (%)

0.45%

0.29%

0.14%

15

Ill health retirements / staff (%)

0.35%

0.36%

0.29%

16a

Staff with disabilities (%)

n/a

1.13%

1.13%

16b

Working age people with disabilities

3.84%

10.40%

17a

Staff from ethnic minorities (%)

n/a

5.28%

2.30%

17b

Working age people from ethnic minorities

n/a

4.14%

2.50%

180a

The energy consumption of LA operational property

180b

Average street lamp circuit wattage

EDUCATION

30

3 yr. olds in Early Years Development Plan (%)

37.00%

41.3%

72.60%

31

School budget (%)

85.20%

85.40%

87.30%

32

Adult education expenditure (£/adult)

£ 3.52

£ 7.07

£ 5.09

33

Youth service expenditure (£/pop 13 - 19)

£ 51.97

£ 56.36

£ 73.46

34a

Primary schools 25% + surplus places

13.70%

12.40%

11.90%

34b

Secondary schools 25% + surplus places

6.70%

8.90%

5.70%

36a

Expenditure/pupil under 5

£ 2,232.00

£ 2,978.00

£ 3,312.00

36b

Expenditure/primary pupil 5 or over

£ 1,988.00

£ 2,942.00

£ 2,725.00

36c

Expenditure/secondary pupil under 16

£ 2,517.00

£ 3,660.00

£ 3,334.41

36d

Expenditure/secondary pupil 16 or over

£ 3,618.00

£ 5,193.00

£ 4,908.00

37

Avg. GCSE point score (%)

41

39.80

42

38

Pupils 5 or more GCSE's, A*-C (%)

51.00%

49.70%

55.00%

39

Pupils 1+ GCSEs, A*-G 9%)

96.00%

94.00%

93.30%

40

Pupils level 4+ KS2 Maths (%)

72.00%

70.50%

73.50%

41

Pupils level 4+ KS2 English (%)

80.00%

75.60%

77.00%

42

Adult education enrolments (No per 1,000 adults)

28.5

30.39

41.5

158

Attendance of adult education hours (%)

82.00%

81.09%

81.00%

43a

SENs in 18 weeks without exceptions (%)

83.00%

81.00%

94.10%

43b

SENs in 18 weeks with exceptions (%)

54.00%

45.00%

77.80%

44

All maintained school exclusions

0.83

0.9

45

Unauthorised absences secondary schools (%)

1.20%

1.40%

0.60%

46

Unauthorised absences primary schools (%)

0.20%

0.30%

0.20%

48

Schools subject to special measures

1.30%

0.96%

0.30%

159 a

Perm excluded pupils attending alternative tuition: <10 hours a week

n/a

78.90%

43.30%

159 b

10 - 24 (inclusive) hours a week

17.40%

46.00%

159 c

25 hours or more a week

3.70%

7.30%

160

Years 3 to 6 (inclusive) classes with more than 30 pupils

35.00%

21.20%

20.10%

181a

% of 14 year olds in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving level 5 or above in Key Stage 3 test in English

181b

% of 14 year olds in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving level 5 or above in Key Stage 3 test in maths

181c

% of 14 year olds in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving Level 5 or above in Key Stage 3 test in Science

SOCIAL SERVICES

49

Children with 3+ placements - PAF A1

11.00%

13.60%

10.50%

50

Children leaving care with GCSE's, 1 or more A*-G - PAF A2

45.00%

38.60%

51.60%

161

Care leavers in education/training/employment - PAF A4

40.00%

40.60%

53.40%

51

Cost children looked after - PAF B8 (2002/03) (3/weeks in foster & residental)

304.00

£ 659.00

£ 531.00

52

Cost intensive care for adults - PAF B12 (2002/03) (£/residental & nursing care weeks)

292.00

£ 531.00

£ 365.00

53

Intensive home care - PAF C28 (No per 1,000 pop 65+)

8.20

9.00

9.2

54

Older people helped to live at home - PAF C32 (No per 1,000 pop 65+)

85

74.00

82

162

Reviews of CPR cases - PAF C20

95-100%

97.03%*

98.40%

163

Adoptions of looked after children - PAF C23 revised definition

7.00%

8.20%

7.90%

55

Reviews - PAF D40

55.00%

42.26%*

60.00%

56

Equipment - PAF D38

96.00%

96.70%

95.00%

57

Satisfaction survey: users/carers who got help quickly - PAF D36

90.00%

92.00%

89.00%

58

Needs statements - PAF D39

58.00%

86.2%*

92.20%

59

Assessments - PAF E49 (No per 1,000 people aged 65+)

150

111.00

126

60

Survey: % of users carers who said matters of race, culture or religion were noted - PAF E46

69.00%

72.00%

43.30%

61

Family spend as a % of childrens spend - PAF E44

30% (to 40%)

23.00%

30.00%

ENVIRONMENT

82a

Recycling

7.69%

12.48%

11.90%

82b

Composting

3.86%

4.13%

7.10%

82d

Landfill

92.31%

83.39%

78.70%

84

Household waste collected (Kgs per capita)

481.90

470.12

509

87

Cost waste disposal (£ per tonne municipal waste)

£ 33.28

£ 34.79

£ 29.40

TRANSPORT

93

Cost highway maintenance (£/100 vehicle kms)

0.44

£ 0.59

£ 0.30

94

Expenditure on bus services (£/passenger journey)

1.34

£ 1.57

£ 0.95

95

Expenditure / working streetlight (£/streetlight)

n/a

46.55*

£ 45.18

96

Condition: principal roads (2002/03)

11.00%

8.00%

6.00%

97a

Condition classified non-principal roads (2002/03)

61.50%

5.40%

97b

Condition unclassified non-principal roads (2002/03)

21.10%

7.40%

99a

Road accidents - pedestrians (99a-e are per 100,000 pop) (Killed/serious injury)

10.10

9.3

Slight injury

35.40

34.3

99b

Pedal cyclists (Killed/serious injury)

8.10

4

Slight injury

44.60

22.1

99c

Two wheeled motor vehicles (Killed/serious injury)

16.00

12.6

Slight injury

34.60

28.4

99d

Car users (Killed/serious injury)

42.90

36

Slight injury

306.30

293.5

99e

Other vehicle users (Killed/serious injury)

4.60

3.6

Slight injury

41.60

29

100

Days traffic controls in place (days/km traffic sensitive road)

3.00

0.16

0.4

102

Number journeys (not scaled)

33,000,000

33,132,439

25,078,343.50

105

Repairs of dangerous damage roads + pavements

98.00%

93.90%

98.40%

165

Pedestrian crossing s with disabled facilities

95.00%

98.60%

91.00%

178

Footpaths easy to use

70.00%

69.00%

75.90%

186a

principal roads not needing repair

186b

Non-prinipal roads not needing repair

187a

Condition of footways - cat's 1, 1a & 2

187b

Condition of footways - cat's 3 & 4

PLANNING

107

Planning cost (£/capita)

1.96

£ 2.11

£ 1.65

108

Departures as % of permissions

0.00%

3.00%

109

Planning apps in 8 weeks

0.00%

0%*

28.30%

109a

60% of major applications in 13 weeks

109b

65% of minor applications in 8 weeks

109c

80% of other applications in 8 weeks

110

Avg time - planning applications - weeks

26.00

58.8*

17.4

112

Checklist Score

Best practice

100.00%

75.00%

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & TRADING STANDARDS

166b

Trading Standards

upper quartile (83%)

75.00%

83.00%

CULTURE & LIBRARIES

113/170c

School pupil visits to museums (not scaled)

4,000

1,539

114

Local Cultural Strategy

Yes

Yes

115

Cost library visit (£/visit)

1.65

£ 2.00

£ 2.35

116

Spend -culture and leisure (£/capita)

13.26

£ 16.00

£ 14.15

117

Visits to libraries (Number per 1,000 people)

6,400.00

6012.58*

6,013.00

169a

Number of museums

5

5

169b

Museums registered

80.00%

80.00%

170a

Visits/ usages of museums (No/100,000 pop)

380.00

579.00

170b

Visits/usages in person (No/10,000 pop)

160.00

197.00

170c

School pupil vists to museums

4,000.00

1,539.00

COMMUNITY SAFETY

126a

Burglaries per 1000 population

17.80

14.07

8.4

127

Robberies per 1000 population

128a

Vehicle crimes per 1000 population

22.30

12.79

173

Corporate strategy to reduce crime?

Yes

Yes

174

Racial incidents recorded by authority per 100,000 population

Maximise reporting

80.06

175

Racial incidents further action

100.00%

55.00%

176

Domestic violence refuge places per 10,000 population

0.00

0.02

189a

Public reassurance - 'safe after dark'

189b

Public reassurance - safe during the day'

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE

177

Authority part of Community Legal Service partnership?

No

No

177

Legal & avice expenditure on Quality mark services

FIRE

142a

Number of calls to fire attended

50.1

51.38

142b

Primary fires

32

29.9

142c

Accidental fires

15.9

16.78

143a

Number of deaths arising from accidental fires in dwellings

0.32

0.63

143b

Number of injuries arising from accidental fires in dwellings

11.2

8.52

144b

Accidental fires in dwellings confined to room of origin in smaller cities/larger towns

96.00%

100.00%

144c

Accidental fires in dwellings confined to room of origin in smaller towns and urvban residental areas

92.00%

96.56%

144d

Accidental fires in dwellings confined to room of origin in rural village areas and classified as 'D risk'

88.00%

85.71%

145a

Percentage of calls to fires at which national standards for attendance were met

100.00%

100.00%

145b

Percentage of incidents at which the number of riders met standards of fire cover

90.00%

88.64%

145c

Percentage of calls achieving Home Office attendance times

99.30%

98.55%

145

% of calls to fire at which national standards for attendance were met

146

Number of calls to malicious false alarms

0.7

0.65

147

Average time taken by fire authorities to issue Fire safety certificates

190 days

129.84

149

False alarms caused by automatic fire detection apparatus

207

249.74

150

Expenditure per head of population on the provision of fire and rescue services

£ 22.57

£ 23.76

*Upper quartile targets almost met