Local Government Performance Indicators
The Local Government Performance Indicators
The Local Government Performance Indicators reflect the Government's national priorities for local authorities (LAs) and their regulatory services.
The set underpins the new performance framework for local authorities. It delivers the Government’s commitment set out in the Local Government White Paper Strong and Prosperous Communities to introduce a clear set of national outcomes and a single set of national indicators by which to measure them.
National priorities
After a period of consultation, Communities and Local Government published final definitions for the priorities.
National priority definitions - Communities and Local Government website
Many of the outcome indicators will rely on the work of Local Authority Regulatory Services, such as trading standards, environmental health and licensing services to deliver improvements.
These include indicators that relate to the priority areas outlined in the Rogers Review, including health and safety, food safety and fair trading.
Local Authority Regulatory Services - NI182
The set of indicators also includes “Business satisfaction with local authority regulatory services”.
Improving the quality of regulation, including how it is enforced and administered is important to the UK economy. Local authority trading standards, environmental health and licensing services have direct day-to-day relationships with business.
This indicator (NI 182) measures whether businesses think they have been treated fairly and helpfully by local authority regulators. By specifically measuring this, we aim to inspire local authorities to recognise the important contribution regulatory services make to local and national priorities, and inspire regulatory services to recognise their own role in supporting local business.
The technical definition is included in the National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Handbook of Definitions:
National priority definitions - Communities and Local Government website
Additional guidance:
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Guidance where the annual return does not contain 12 months’ data
Additional guidance for surveys beginning later than April 2008
The Audit Commission holds current Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/performance/ni-faq.asp
Any further queries should be sent to the Audit Commission:
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/performance/ni-contact.asp