Local Government Benchmarking Framework
2022/23 Indicators not included in Council Plan
Contents
- Children’s Services. Page 2
- Corporate Services. Page 3
- Adult Social Care. Page 4
- Culture and Leisure Services. Page 5
- Environmental Services. Page 5
- Housing Services. Page 6
- Corporate Assets. Page 7
- Economic Development. Page 7
- Financial Sustainability. Page 8
- Tackling Climate Change. Page 8
Children’s Services
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CHN1 – Cost per primary school pupil. | £10,800 | £10,843 |
| CHN2 – Cost per secondary school pupil. | £13,176 | £12,772 |
| CHN3 – Cost per pre-school education place. | £9,095 | £9,804 |
| CHN5 – Percentage of pupils gaining 5+ awards at level 6. | 34% | 31% |
| CHN8a – Gross cost of looked after children in residential-based services per child per week. | £7,580 | £6,121 |
| CHN8b – Gross cost of looked after children in a community setting per child per week. | £495 | £707 |
| CHN9 – Percentage of children being looked after in the community. | 71.4% | 66.7% |
| CHN10 – Percentage of adults satisfied with local schools. | 87% (2019-22) | 88.3% (2020-23) |
| CHN11 – Percentage of pupils entering positive destinations. | 94.8% | 94.4% |
| CHN12a – Overall average total tariff. | 983 | 917 |
| CHN12c – Average total tariff SIMD quintile 2. | 768 | 775 |
| CHN12d – Average total tariff SIMD quintile 3. | 1,088 | 1,139 |
| CHN12e – Average total tariff SIMD quintile 4. | 1,029 | 924 |
| CHN12f – Average total tariff SIMD quintile 5. | 764 | 801 |
| CHN17 – Percentage of children meeting developmental milestones. | 88.9% | 87.1% |
| CHN18 – Percentage of funded early years provision which is graded good / better. | 95% | 90% |
| CHN19a – School attendance rate. | 94.90% (2020-21) | 91.00% |
Children’s Services (continued)
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CHN21 – Participation rate for 16 to 19 year olds. | 93.37% | 96.4% |
| CHN22 – Percentage of child protection re-registrations within 18 months. | 0% | 0% |
| CHN23 – Percentage of looked after children with more than one placement in the last year (August to July). | 13.16% | 16.7% |
Corporate Services
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CORP1 – Support services as a percentage of total gross expenditure. | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| CORP3b – Percentage of the highest paid 5% employees who are women. | 30.4% | 38.3% |
| CORP3c – The gender pay gap. | 11.6% | 6.7% |
| CORP4 – The cost per dwelling of collecting Council Tax. | £15.70 | £16.85 |
| CORP7 – Percentage of income due from Council Tax received by the end of the year. | 96.27% | 98.8% |
| CORP8 – Percentage of invoices that were paid within 30 days. | 84.04% | 84.1% |
| CORP9 – Percentage of crisis grant decisions within one day. | 100% | 98.75% |
| CORP10 – Percentage of community care grant decisions within 15 days. | 97.50% | 98.75% |
Corporate (continued)
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CORP11 – Percentage of Scottish Welfare Fund budget spent. | 71.58% | 70.46% |
| CORP12 – Proportion of Discretionary Housing Payments funding spent. | 74.72% | 70.12% |
Adult Social Care
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| SW1 – Home care costs per hour for people aged 65 or over. | £38.31 | £72.46 |
| SW2 – Self-directed support spend on adults 18+ as a percentage of total social work spend on adults 18+. | 5.67% | 5.94% |
| SW3a – Percentage of people aged 65 and over with long-term care needs receiving personal care at home. | 68.51% | 54.02% |
| SW4c – Percentage of adults supported at home who agree they are supported to live as independently as possible. | 98.32% (2019-20) | 90.23% (2021-22) |
| SW4e – Percentage of carers who feel supported in their caring role. | 41.06% (2019-20) | 42.45% (2021-22) |
| SW5 – Residential costs per week per resident for people aged 65 or over. | £1,395 | £1,202 |
| SW6 – Rate of readmission to hospital within 28 days per 1,000 discharges. | 76.37 | 69.04 |
| SW7 – Proportion of care services graded ‘good’ or better in Care Inspectorate inspections. | 76.20% | 67% |
| SW8 – Number of days people spend in hospital when they are ready to be discharged, per 1,000 population (75+). | 368.00 | 509.87 |
Culture and Leisure Services
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| C&L1 – Cost per attendance at sports facilities. | £7.35 | £1.14 |
| C&L2 – Cost per library visit. | £0.35 | £0.98 |
| C&L3 – Cost per visit to museums and galleries. | £210.31 | £6.83 |
| C&L4 – Cost of parks and open spaces per 1,000 population. | £16,860 | £16,681 |
| C&L5a – Percentage of adults satisfied with libraries. | 91.67% (2017-20) | 89.3% (2020-23) |
| C&L5b – Percentage of adults satisfied with parks and open spaces. | 73.13% (2017-20) | 83.0% (2020-23) |
| C&L5c Percentage of adults satisfied with museums and galleries. | 86.13% (2017-20) | 84.7% (2020-23) |
| C&L5d – Percentage of adults satisfied with leisure facilities. | 87.27% (2017-20) | 83.3% (2020-23) |
Environmental Services
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| ENV1a – Net cost per waste collection per premise. | £71.85 | £89.12 |
| ENV2a – Net cost of waste disposal per premise. | £161.77 | £160.05 |
| ENV3a – Net cost of street cleaning per 1,000 population. | £10,767 | £16,903 |
| ENV3c – Street cleanliness score. | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| ENV4a – Cost of roads per kilometre. | £4,120 | £6,737 |
Environmental Services (continued)
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| ENV4b – Percentage of A class roads that should be considered for maintenance treatment. | 25.80% (2019-21) | 26.29% (2021-23) |
| ENV4c – Percentage of B class roads that should be considered for maintenance treatment. | 20.70% (2019-21) | 19.33% (2021-23) |
| ENV4d – Percentage of C class roads that should be considered for maintenance treatment. | 16.10% (2019-21) | 15.42% (2021-23) |
| ENV4e – Percentage of unclassified roads that should be considered for maintenance treatment. | 23.35% (2018-22) | 23.67% (2019-23) |
| ENV5 – Cost of trading standards and environmental health per 1,000 population. | £36,012 | £43,611 |
| ENV5a – Cost of trading standards, money advice and citizen advice per 1,000 population. | £8,339 | £11,000 |
| ENV5b – Cost of environmental health per 1,000 population. | £27,673 | £32,609 |
| ENV6 – Percentage of household waste arising that is recycled. | 25.98% | 23.00% |
| ENV7a – Percentage of adults satisfied with refuse collection. | 81.3% (2017-20) | 77.3% (2019-22) |
| ENV7b – Percentage of adults satisfied with street cleaning. | 69.33% (2019-22) | 67.33% (2020-23) |
Housing Services
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| HSN1b – Gross rent arrears (all tenants) as at 31 March each year as a percentage of rent due for the reporting year. | 14.64% | 12.66% |
| HSN2 – Percentage of rent due in the year that was lost due to voids. | 1.34% | 1.32% |
Housing Services (continued)
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| HSN4b – Average number of days taken to complete non-emergency repairs. | 17.14 | 15.16 |
Corporate Assets
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CORP-ASSET2 – Proportion of internal floor area of operational buildings in satisfactory condition. | 92.14% | 93% |
Economic Development
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| ECON1 – Percentage of unemployed people assisted into work from Council operated / funded employability programmes. | 1.25% | 28.5% |
| ECON2 – Cost of planning and building standards per planning application. | £4,359 | £5,880 |
| ECON3 – Average time per business and industry planning application (weeks). | 9.53 | 10.23 |
| ECON6 – Investment in economic development and tourism per 1,000 population. | £123,069 | £151,775 |
| ECON8 – Proportion of properties receiving superfast broadband. | 69.50% | 70.46% |
| ECON9 – Town vacancy rates. | 3.01% | 4% |
| ECON10 – Immediately available land as a percentage of total land allocated for employment purposes in the Local Development Plan. | 7.30% | 8.84% |
Economic Development (continued)
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| ECON11 – Gross Value Added per capita. | £24,832 (2019-20) | £23,558 |
| ECON12a - Claimant Count as a % of Working Age Population | 2.90% | 1.57% |
| ECON12b – Claimant count as a percentage of population aged 16 to 24. | 5.30% | 2.48% |
Financial Sustainability
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| FINSUS1 – Total usable reserves as a percentage of Council annual budgeted revenue. | 327.20% | 272.60% |
| FINSUS2 – Uncommitted general fund balance as a percentage of Council annual budgeted net revenue. | 7.70% | 12.6% |
| FINSUS3 – Ratio of financing costs to net revenue stream – general fund. | 1.50 | 0.70 |
| FINSUS4 – Ratio of financing costs to net revenue stream – housing revenue account. | 26.30 | 18.00 |
Tackling Climate Change
| LGBF Indicator | 2021/22 | 2022/23 |
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| CLIM03 - CO2 emissions from transport per capita | 554.74 (2019-20) | 566.78 (2021-22) |
| CLIM04 - CO2 emissions from electricity per capita | 139.92 (2019-20) | 132.52 (2021-22) |
