The Performance Plan 2006

Table 13 identifies how our own performance changed, between 03/04 and 04/05, where we have the most recent audited national PI data. Local PI data is not audited.

Table 13 - Performance change between 03/04 and 04/05

Change in PI Performance	National PIs Only		National and Corporately Important Local PIs
	Number	%	Number	%
Improved	36	64 %	56	62 %
Stayed the same	5	9 %	10	11 %
Lower	15	27 %	25	27 %
Totals	56		91

A number of the PIs were incapable of further improvement because maximum performance had been achieved in 03/04 and this was maintained in 04/05 e.g. the percentage of the district covered by recycling facilities (BV14) remained at 100%. From 03/04 to 04/05 a number of PIs improved by more than 15% e.g.: -

Benefits

BV78b – Quicker processing of change in circumstances.

Community Safety

BV128 – Lower number of vehicle crimes.

Corporate Health

BV11a – More women in top 5% of earners.
BV156 – All buildings with access for disabled people.

Culture

BV170 (a – c) - More groups and individuals visited the Farmland Museum.

Environment

BV82bi – More household waste composted.

Housing

BV183a - Shorter stays in B&B for homeless families.
BV183b - Shorter stays in hostels for homeless families.

Planning

BV106 – More homes built on previously developed land.
BV109 (a & b)  – More major and minor planning applications processed on time.

Table 14 identifies how performance has changed, between the audited 04/05 data and the non-audited 05/06 data, for national and local PIs.

Table 14 - Performance change between 04/05 and 05/06

Change in PI Performance	National PIs Only		National and Corporately Important Local PIs
	Number	%	Number	%
Improved	31	54 %	51	52 %
Stayed the same	9	16 %	13	13 %
Lower	17	30 %	34	35 %
Totals	57		98

The 05/06 data in Table 14 is un-audited and so the picture could change once the auditors carry out their verification work later in the year, but we think that any change will be relatively minor.

Table 15 identifies the percentage of national PIs that improved each year when compared to the previous year.

Table 15 - % Annual National PI Improvement

National PIs Only	01/02	02/03	03/04	04/05	05/06
% PIs Improved or the same	57 %	66 %	52 %	73 %	70 %

This and previous tables show that we have consistently improved or stayed the same on more than half of national PIs each year. This trend continued in 2005/06. Given the disrupting effects of capping this is excellent performance. We are justifiably proud of the dedicated work carried out by our staff through such a difficult period.