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ITEM EX7

EXECUTIVE – 18 MARCH 2003

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT – QUARTERLY MONITORING REPORT

Report by Director for Strategy

1. This report considers the Quarter 3 (Oct – Dec 02) progress against …

• Oxfordshire Plan 2002 – 2003 key targets
• estimated outturn figures for Best Value Performance Indicators 2002 – 2003.

2. Progress is shown in Annex 1. 14 of the 19 key targets are being monitored quarterly and 5 annually. We have asked directorates to report on each target. Annex 1 shows that 12 areas are predicted to be on target and 2 areas that are not:

• "Increase the percentage of children leaving school with five or more GCSE passes at grades A – C from 50% to 56% by 2004"
• "Increase the number of elderly people whom we help to live at home from 6,900 (2001) to 7,300"

3. Annexes 2 – 6 group Best Value Performance Indicators 2002 – 2003 by Portfolio area. The shaded areas highlight areas where:

• Less than 85% of 2002 – 2003 target is being achieved: O
• Greater than (or equal to) 85% of 2002 – 2003 target is being achieved: P
• the Lead Officer has failed to provide data: #

Portfolio area	Less than 85% of target	Greater than 85% of target	No target set	No estimate provided
Community Safety	1	17	10	9
Corporate Governance	5	11	1	3
Environment, Roads & Transport	1	28	3	3
Learning & Culture	3	23		2
Social & Health Care	4	10
Total	14	89	14	17

4. Community Safety BVPI 143i: The current figure for fire deaths is 4 (real figure) which is the same as 2001 – 2002. The national target is to reduce fire deaths by 20% over the five year period 1999-2004.

• 1994-1999 Oxfordshire had 25 accidental dwelling fire deaths
• 1999-2004 Oxfordshire's target is 20 accidental fire deaths
• 1999-2003 Oxfordshire has had 9 fire deaths

5. Corporate Governance BVPI 1: Consultation with the key groups is taking longer than anticipated.
6. Environment, Roads & Transport BVPI 96 is close to 85% of target being achieved.
7. Learning & Culture:

• BVPIs 159a, 159b, 159c: Please note that this shows a considerable over-achievement against target – best performance is: highest number to be at the greater than 20 hours target and the lowest at the less than 5 hours target.
• BVPI 115:
• Policy and Budget plans: opening hours and library management computer replacement
• Change in methodology relating to Best Value Accounting Code of Practice
• New Opportunities Fund money awarded for People’s Network (BVPI calculation is based on gross expenditure rather than net).
• BVPI 170c:
• The Cultural Entitlement Officer started work part way through the financial year and therefore the impact was limited
• Admissions charges at Oxfordshire Museum
• Slippage due to the application for funding for the new Education Facilities and Museum Education Officer being withdrawn due to changes to Higher Learning Fund guidelines.

8. Social & Health Care. Note that the target range for the Department of Health Performance Assessment Framework and BVPI targets differ. For example, BVPI 49 has a BVPI target of 10% and an estimated outturn of 14.5% (with a low figure being higher performance). However, the national PAF target is 16% or fewer and the PAF rating would be considered acceptable by the Department of Health.

• BVPI 49 & BVPI 50: Within PAF target range.
• BVPI 53: Fall in performance expected as a result of the re-assessment work undertaken to bring the budget into line. The Directorate has been in discussion with SSI Inspector. There will be an increase in availability of residential intermediate care which should have a further affect on supported admissions.

9. The Executive is RECOMMENDED to receive the report and invite the respective Executive Members to investigate further with the relevant Directors:

1. those areas where targets have not been met as shown in Annex 1 to the report;
2. those areas where performance is estimated to fall below 85% of target as shown in Annexes 2–6; and
3. those areas where performance data has not been provided as shown in Annexes 2–6.

STEPHEN CAPALDI
Director for Strategy

Background papers: Nil

Contact Officer: David Lines, Tel: Oxford 810150

October 2002

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