BVPIs 2005/06

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BVPIs 2005/06

• Financial Policy Panel, 18 July 2006

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Welcome!

• Overview of BVPIs.
• Guide to understanding performance.
• Performance 2005/06.
• Amber status.
• Red status.
• Next steps.

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Overview of BVPIs

• It is a statutory requirement to collate and
  report on Best Value Performance Indicators
  (BVPIs) each year.
• These BVPIs enable us to see how we are
  performing, and allows us to set ourselves
  performance targets for the next 3 years.
• Data quality is embedded in our systems and
  processes through our data quality arrangements
  for the collection and reporting of these BVPIs.
  
• This ensures that we have checked the accuracy of
  all data submitted and that the required evidence
  to support the data is there (for auditable
  purposes) prior to publication.
• Our aim is to ensure that all of the BVPIs are
  unqualified they demonstrate 100 accuracy
  and are accepted as being a true and fair picture
  of our performance by the Audit Commission.

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Guide to Understanding Performance

• Traffic light system to illustrate our progress
  and performance on an indicator.
• Each indicator is coded as follows
• We have met or exceeded our target for
  
• 05/06.
• We have missed our target, but by lt10.
• We have missed our target by gt10.

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Performance 2005/06

• We published our Best Value Performance Plan 2006
  at the end of June (hard copy available in the
  Members Room).
• Please note that some BVPIs have sub-indicators.
• There are a total of 77 areas that we have to
  report to central government against.
• However, of these, only 49 have been assigned
  traffic lights. The other indicators are new, so
  2005/06 was used as a year to collate baseline
  information before any targets could be set for
  the future.
• Only those areas at Amber or Red are being
  reported to this Panel (exception reporting).

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Performance 2005/06
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Amber Status

• There are eight indicators at
• BV 8 ( of undisputed invoices for commercial
  goods and services paid within 30 days of receipt
  or within the agreed payment terms).
• Whilst performance has improved by 1.61 since
  04/05, the statutory target of 100 for 05/06
  means we are at Amber.
• To achieve the statutory target of 100, we would
  have to invest in more sophisticated invoicing
  systems, which is not a priority for the Council.
• Our local target for 06/07 is 98.

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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.33.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.39.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.12 days (this
is measured in days per person), but saw a
significant reduction from 04/05.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 2. This is the
result of the disposal of The Pines, a compliant
building, which changed the denominator.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.38.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.37.
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Amber Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 1.68. Please
note that costs increased from 2005/06 with the
launch of the weekly kerbside collection scheme.
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Red Status

• There are eight indicators at
• BV 14 of employees retiring early (excluding
  ill-health retirements) as a of the total
  workforce.

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Red Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 0.43.
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Red Status (contd)

• BV 64 the number of non-local authority-owned
  vacant dwellings returned into occupation or
  demolished during the financial year as a direct
  result of action by the local authority.
• The target for 2005/06 was to bring 5 dwellings
  in, but 0 properties was achieved.
• The target for subsequent years is 10 per year.
• This indicator is now being monitored by Social
  Committee on a regular basis, as well as through
  the quarterly performance management framework.
• This is in response to the Affordable Housing
  Inspection earlier this year.

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Red Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 34.08.
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Red Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 3 days.
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Red Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 2.3 days.
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Red Status (contd)

• BV 199b Proportion of relevant land and highways
  (expressed as a ) from which unacceptable levels
  of graffiti are visible
• Outturn of 19 was achieved, against a target of
  5.
• A target of 15 has been set for 2006/07 and
  2007/08 and of 10 for 2008/09.

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Red Status (contd)
2005/06 target
The 2005/06 target was missed by 1.63. There is
currently no target for 2008/09 As the Community
Safety Strategy only sets targets up to 2007/08.
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Next Steps

• We are currently undergoing a Data Quality
  Inspection on this process.
• This will be completed by 31/08/06 and will
  inform the Value For Money conclusion which will
  be reported by 30 September 2006.
• It is recommended that FPP escalate any areas of
  concern to the relevant policy committee, to
  enable remedial action to be identified and
  implemented in a timely manner.
• A half yearly BVPI health check for BVPIs from 1
  April to 30 September 2006 will be included in
  Q2s Performance Management report.
• Satisfaction BVPIs will be collated through the
  triennial Best Value Satisfaction Surveys in
  Autumn 2006. Results anticipated in Q4.