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Performance indicators: 1 - 19
- 1 % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area [37 documents]
- 2 % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood [43 documents]
- 3 Civic participation in the local area [31 documents]
- 4 % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality [48 documents]
- 5 Overall/general satisfaction with local area [57 documents]
- 6 Participation in regular volunteering [43 documents]
- 7 Environment for a thriving third sector [39 documents]
- 8 Adult participation in sport [11 documents]
- 9 Use of public libraries [6 documents]
- 10 Visits to museums or galleries [5 documents]
- 11 Engagement in the arts [6 documents]
- 13 Migrants English language skills and knowledge [9 documents]
- 14 Avoidable contact: The average number of customer contacts per received customer request [3 documents]
- 15 Serious violent crime rate [25 documents]
- 16 Serious acquisitive crime rate [16 documents]
- 17 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour [43 documents]
- 18 Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision [8 documents]
- 19 Rate of proven re-offending by young offenders [12 documents]
Performance indicators: 20 - 39 Back to top
- 20 Assault with injury crime rate [17 documents]
- 21 Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police [44 documents]
- 22 Perceptions of parents taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children in the area [6 documents]
- 23 Perceptions that people in the area treat one another with respect and dignity [20 documents]
- 26 Specialist support to victims of a serious sexual offence [4 documents]
- 27 Understanding of local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police [28 documents]
- 28 Serious knife crime rate [9 documents]
- 29 Gun crime rate [8 documents]
- 30 Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders [7 documents]
- 31 Re-offending rate of registered sex offenders [2 documents]
- 32 Repeat incidents of domestic violence [12 documents]
- 33 Arson incidents [5 documents]
- 34 Domestic violence - murder [11 documents]
- 35 Building resilience to violent extremism [4 documents]
- 36 Protection against terrorist attack [1 document]
- 37 Awareness of civil protection arrangements in the local area [1 document]
- 38 Drug-related (Class A) offending rate [14 documents]
- 39 Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates [13 documents]
Performance indicators: 40 - 59 Back to top
- 40 Drug users in effective treatment [11 documents]
- 41 Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem [10 documents]
- 42 Perceptions of drug use or drug dealing as a problem [14 documents]
- 43 Young people within the Youth Justice System receiving a conviction in court who are sentenced to custody [2 documents]
- 44 Ethnic composition of offenders on Youth Justice System disposals [0 documents]
- 45 Young offenders engagement in suitable education, employment or training [10 documents]
- 46 Young offenders access to suitable accommodation [3 documents]
- 47 People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents [3 documents]
- 48 Children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents [1 document]
- 49 Number of primary fires and related fatalities and non-fatal casualties, excluding precautionary checks [1 document]
- 50 Emotional health of children [12 documents]
- 51 Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHs) services [3 documents]
- 52 Take up of school lunches [0 documents]
- 53 Prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks from birth [1 document]
- 54 Services for disabled children [2 documents]
- 55 Obesity among primary school age children in Reception Year [12 documents]
- 56 Obesity among primary school age children in Year 6 [13 documents]
- 57 Children and young people's participation in high-quality PE and sport [19 documents]
- 58 Emotional and behavioural health of children in care [6 documents]
- 59 Initial assessments for children's social care carried out within 7 working days of referral [0 documents]
Performance indicators: 60 - 79 Back to top
- 60 Core assessments for children's social care that were carried out within 35 working days of their commencement [0 documents]
- 61 Stability of looked after children adopted following an agency decision that the child should be placed for adoption [2 documents]
- 62 Stability of placements of looked after children: number of moves [2 documents]
- 63 Stability of placements of looked after children: length of placement [2 documents]
- 64 Child protection plans lasting 2 years or more [2 documents]
- 65 Children becoming the subject of a Child Protection Plan for a second or subsequent time [1 document]
- 66 Looked after children cases which were reviewed within required timescales [3 documents]
- 67 Child protection cases which were reviewed within required timescales [1 document]
- 68 Referrals to children's social care going on to initial assessment [1 document]
- 69 Children who have experienced bullying [7 documents]
- 70 Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people [3 documents]
- 71 Children who have run away from home/care overnight [1 document]
- 72 Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy [5 documents]
- 73 Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 (Threshold) [6 documents]
- 75 Achievement of 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths (Threshold) [9 documents]
- 76 Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2 (Floor) [8 documents]
- 78 Achievement of 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths (Floor) [9 documents]
- 79 Achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 [7 documents]
Performance indicators: 80 - 99 Back to top
- 80 Achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 [4 documents]
- 81 Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 [3 documents]
- 82 Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 [3 documents]
- 84 Achievement of 2 or more A*-C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent [2 documents]
- 85 Post-16 participation in physical sciences (A Level Physics, Chemistry and Maths) [2 documents]
- 86 Secondary schools judged as having good or outstanding standards of behaviour [3 documents]
- 87 Secondary school persistent absence rate [8 documents]
- 88 Number of Extended Schools [4 documents]
- 89 Number of schools in special measures [2 documents]
- 90 Take up of 14-19 learning diplomas [4 documents]
- 91 Participation of 17 year-olds in education or training [15 documents]
- 92 Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest [2 documents]
- 93 Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 [1 document]
- 94 Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 [2 documents]
- 99 Children in care reaching level 4 in English at Key Stage 2 [5 documents]
Performance indicators: 100 - 119 Back to top
- 100 Children in care reaching level 4 in Maths at Key Stage 2 [7 documents]
- 101 Children in care achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English and Maths) [7 documents]
- 102 Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stages 2 and 4 [4 documents]
- 103 Special Educational Needs - statements issued within 26 weeks [2 documents]
- 104 The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap - achieving Key Stage 2 English and Maths threshold [5 documents]
- 105 The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap - achieving 5 A*-C GCSE inc. English and Maths [4 documents]
- 106 Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education [8 documents]
- 107 Key Stage 2 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups [5 documents]
- 108 Key Stage 4 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups [4 documents]
- 109 Number of Sure Start Children Centres [5 documents]
- 110 Young people's participation in positive activities [31 documents]
- 111 First time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10-17 [14 documents]
- 112 Under 18 conception rate [13 documents]
- 113 Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 20 year olds [6 documents]
- 114 Rate of permanent exclusions from school [9 documents]
- 115 Substance misuse by young people [17 documents]
- 116 Proportion of children in poverty [11 documents]
- 117 16-18 year olds who are not in education, training or employment (NEET) [46 documents]
- 118 Take up of formal childcare by low-income working families [9 documents]
- 119 Self-reported measure of people's overall health and wellbeing [13 documents]
Performance indicators: 120 - 139 Back to top
- 120 All-age all cause mortality rate [11 documents]
- 121 Mortality rate from all circulatory diseases at ages under 75 [4 documents]
- 122 Mortality from all cancers at ages under 75 [4 documents]
- 123 16+ current smoking rate prevalence [6 documents]
- 124 People with a long-term condition supported to be independent and in control of their condition [4 documents]
- 125 Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care [8 documents]
- 126 Early access for women to maternity services [3 documents]
- 127 Self reported experience of social care users [1 document]
- 128 User reported measure of respect and dignity in their treatment [3 documents]
- 129 End of life access to palliative care enabling people to choose to die at home [3 documents]
- 130 Social Care clients receiving Self Directed Support (Direct Payments and Individual Budgets) [5 documents]
- 131 Delayed transfers of care from hospitals [3 documents]
- 132 Timeliness of social care assessment [6 documents]
- 133 Timeliness of social care packages [5 documents]
- 134 The number of emergency bed days per head of weighted population [1 document]
- 135 Carers receiving needs assessment or review and a specific carer's service, or advice and information [3 documents]
- 136 People supported to live independently through social services (all ages) [6 documents]
- 137 Healthy life expectancy at age 65 [5 documents]
- 138 Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood [9 documents]
- 139 People over 65 who say that they receive the information, assistance and support needed to exercise choice and control to live independently [8 documents]
Performance indicators: 140 - 159 Back to top
- 140 Fair treatment by local services [6 documents]
- 141 Number of vulnerable people achieving independent living [13 documents]
- 142 Number of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living [8 documents]
- 143 Offenders under probation supervision living in settled and suitable accommodation at the end of their order or licence [5 documents]
- 144 Offenders under probation supervision in employment at the end of their order or licence [8 documents]
- 145 Adults with learning disabilities in settled accommodation [2 documents]
- 146 Adults with learning disabilities in employment [9 documents]
- 147 Care leavers in suitable accommodation [3 documents]
- 148 Care leavers in employment, education or training [8 documents]
- 149 Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in settled accommodation [0 documents]
- 150 Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in employment [4 documents]
- 151 Overall employment rate [65 documents]
- 152 Working age people on out of work benefits [53 documents]
- 153 Working age people claiming out of work benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods [45 documents]
- 154 Net additional homes provided [10 documents]
- 155 Number of affordable homes delivered (gross) [12 documents]
- 156 Number of households living in Temporary Accommodation [5 documents]
- 157 Processing of planning applications as measured against targets for 'major', 'minor' and 'other' application types [1 document]
- 158 % decent council homes [5 documents]
- 159 Supply of ready to develop housing sites [3 documents]
Performance indicators: 160 - 179 Back to top
- 160 Local authority tenants' satisfaction with landlord services [5 documents]
- 161 Learners achieving a Level 1 qualification in literacy [10 documents]
- 162 Learners achieving an Entry Level 3 qualification in numeracy [7 documents]
- 163 Working age population qualified to at least Level 2 or higher [23 documents]
- 164 Working age population qualified to at least Level 3 or higher [16 documents]
- 165 Working age population qualified to at least Level 4 or higher [13 documents]
- 166 Average earnings of employees in the area [11 documents]
- 167 Congestion - average journey time per mile during the morning peak [4 documents]
- 168 Principal roads where maintenance should be considered [4 documents]
- 169 Non-principal roads where maintenance should be considered [3 documents]
- 170 Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than 5 years [7 documents]
- 171 VAT registration rate [19 documents]
- 172 VAT registered businesses in the area showing growth [21 documents]
- 173 People falling out of work and on to incapacity benefits [10 documents]
- 174 Skills gaps in the current workforce reported by employers [15 documents]
- 175 Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling [9 documents]
- 176 Working age people with access to employment by public transport (and other specified modes) [8 documents]
- 177 Local bus passenger journeys originating in the authority area [4 documents]
- 178 Bus services running on time [3 documents]
- 179 Value for money - total net value of on-going cash-releasing value for money gains that have impacted since the start of the 2008-9 financial year [7 documents]
Performance indicators: 180 - 189 Back to top
- 180 Changes in Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit entitlements within the year [1 document]
- 181 Time taken to process Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit new claims and change events [0 documents]
- 182 Satisfaction of businesses with local authority regulation services [2 documents]
- 183 Impact of local authority regulatory services on the fair trading environment [2 documents]
- 184 Food establishments in the area which are broadly compliant with food hygiene law [0 documents]
- 185 CO2 reduction from local authority operations [19 documents]
- 186 Per capita CO2 emissions in the LA area [24 documents]
- 187 Tackling fuel poverty - people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating [7 documents]
- 188 Adapting to climate change [16 documents]
- 189 Flood and coastal erosion risk management [0 documents]
- 190 Achievement in meeting standards for the control system for animal health [0 documents]
- 191 Residual household waste per head [2 documents]
- 192 Household waste recycled and composted [8 documents]
- 193 Municipal waste land filled [7 documents]
- 194 Level of air quality - reduction in NOx and primary PM10 emissions through local authority's estate and operations [3 documents]
- 195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness (levels of graffiti, litter, detritus and fly posting) [22 documents]
- 196 Improved street and environmental cleanliness - fly tipping [12 documents]
- 197 Improved local biodiversity - active management of local sites [9 documents]
- 198 Children travelling to school - mode of travel usually used [3 documents]
- 199 Children and young people's satisfaction with parks and play areas [0 documents]
Background and support
On the Local Government Improvement and Development website