The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) (England) Order 2006
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2006/553 |
| Year | 2006 |
2006 No. 553
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) (England) Order 2006
Made 2nd March 2006
Laid before Parliament 10th March 2006
Coming into force 1st April 2006
The First Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and (2) and 28(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 19991.
In accordance with section 4(3) of that Act, he has consulted with persons appearing to him to represent the best value authorities concerned and such other persons as he thinks fit.
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
(2) This Order applies to best value authorities in England, except police authorities.
Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005
2. The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 20052is amended as follows.
General corporate health performance indicators
3.—(1) In article 3—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (1), for “1 to 12”, substitute “1 to 13”.
(b)
(b) for paragraph (4), substitute—
“4 The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (3) are—
(a) the Greater London Authority;
(b) Transport for London; and
(c) the London Development Agency.”.
(c)
(c) after paragraph (8), add—
“9 The performance of county councils which are not unitary councils, in exercising all of their functions, shall be measured by reference to indicators 1, 2 and 5 to 13 in Schedule 1.”.
(2) In Schedule 1 (general corporate health performance indicators) for indicator 12 substitute—
“12 |
Overall user satisfaction with the authority |
13 |
The percentage of complainants satisfied with the authority’s handling of their complaint.” |
Performance indicators for education
4. In Schedule 2 (performance indicators for education) omit indicator 9.
Performance indicators for housing and housing related services
5. In Schedule 5 (performance indicators for housing and housing related services) omit indicator 7.
Performance indicators for housing benefit and council tax benefit
6. In Schedule 7 (performance indicators for housing benefit and council tax benefit) after indicator 5 add—
“6 |
The level of satisfaction with the housing benefit and council tax benefit service.” |
Performance indicators for waste and cleanliness
7.—(1) In article 10—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (1), for “1 to 5 and 7”, substitute “1 to 5, 7 and 12”.
(b)
(b) in paragraph (2), for “1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9”, substitute “1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13”.
(2) In Schedule 8 (performance indicators for waste and cleanliness) after indicator 9 add—
“10 |
The level of satisfaction with household waste collection. |
11 |
The level of satisfaction with waste recycling. |
12 |
The level of satisfaction with waste disposal. |
13 |
The level of satisfaction with the standard of cleanliness in the area.” |
Performance indicators for transport
8.—(1) In article 13—
(a)
(a) for paragraph (2), substitute—
“2 The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
(a) county councils; and
(b) non-metropolitan district councils which are unitary councils.”.
(b)
(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—
“3 In exercising their transport functions, the performance of—
(a) metropolitan district councils;
(b) the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
(c) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,
shall be measured by reference to indicators 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 in Schedule 11.”.
(c)
(c) in paragraph (4), for “1 and 3 to 9”, substitute “1, 3 to 6 and 8 to 11”.
(d)
(d) in paragraph (6), for “5”, substitute “5, 10 and 11”..
(2) In Schedule 11 (performance indicators for transport) after indicator 9 add—
“10 |
The level of satisfaction with transport information |
11 |
The level of satisfaction with local bus services.” |
Performance indicators for planning
9.—(1) In article 15—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (3), for “1, 2 and 4 to 6”, substitute “1, 2 and 4 to 7”.
(b)
(b) in paragraph (4), for “2 and 4”, substitute “2, 4 and 7”.
(2) In Schedule 13 (performance indicators for planning) after indicator 6 add—
“7 |
The level of satisfaction of applicants with the authority’s planning services.” |
Performance standards for major planning applications
10.—(1) In article 16—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (2), for “57 per cent”, substitute “60 per cent”.
(b)
(b) for paragraph (4), substitute—
“4 The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
Aylesbury Vale District Council;
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council;
Basildon District Council;
Bassetlaw District Council;
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council;
Birmingham City Council;
Bradford District Council;
Braintree District Council;
Breckland District Council;
The Broads Authority;
London Borough of Bromley;
Carlisle City Council;
Chelmsford Borough Council;
Cherwell District Council;
Chesterfield Borough Council;
Dartford Borough Council;
Daventry District Council;
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council;
Easington District Council;
East Dorset District Council;
East Staffordshire Borough Council;
Epping Forest District Council;
London Borough of Greenwich;
London Borough of Hackney;
Harborough District Council;
Harrogate Borough Council;
Herefordshire District Council;
High Peak Borough Council;
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council;
Isle of Wight County Council;
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council;
Lake District National Park Authority;
Malvern Hills District Council;
Mid Suffolk District Council;
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council;
North Devon District Council;
Norwich City Council;
Oswestry Borough...
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