COSLA Convention 11th March 2016 The Local Government Benchmarking Framework: Overview 2010/11 - 2014/15 Colin Mair, Chief Executive, Improvement Service

LGBF Comparable information on costs; output and “outcomes” for all 32 Councils Produced annually: National Overview report + reporting through Council PPRs Overseen by Board led by COSLA and Solace With agreement, replaces SPIs previously required by Accounts Commission 5 years of data now available

Headlines: 2010/11 - 2014/15 Overall reduction in “real” and “cash” spend across the period Education & environment relatively protected in cash terms, social care has grown and all other areas have taken substantial reductions Output and uptake has grown rapidly and unit costs have come down sharply Performance/impact improved across the period

LGBF Performance and Expenditure   Change in Performance/ Productivity Change in Expenditure Education No of Pre-school Places 10.2% Cash -0.4% Real -7.0% No of Pupils Primary 5.5% No of Pupils Secondary -5.4% % of Pupils Gaining 5+ Awards at Level 6 6.3% % Pupils from Deprived Areas Gaining 5+ Awards at Level 6 (SIMD) 4.8% % of Pupils Entering Positive Destinations 4.0% Adult Social Care Homecare Hours per year 10.8% Cash 2.7% Real -4.1%  Direct Payments/ MPB spend on adults as % of social work spend on adults 5.3% % of people 65+ with intensive needs receiving care at home 3.3% Number of long-stay places -1.9% Culture & Leisure Number of Attendances at Sports Facilities 15.9% Cash -8.9% Real -15.0%  Number of Library Visits 28.6% Number of Museum Visits 33.8% Env. Street Cleanliness Score (% clean) -1.5% % of total waste arising that is recycled 4.1% Roads % of A class roads requiring maintenance treatment -1.3% Cash -22.2% Real -27.4% % of B class roads requiring maintenance treatment 0.3% % of C class roads requiring maintenance treatment 2.3% % of U class roads requiring maintenance treatment -2.6%

LGBF Indicators – Education 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 % change 10-11 to 14-15 % change 13-14 to 14-15 Education Cost per Primary school Pupil £5,214 £5,054 £4,921 £4,801 £4,653 -10.8% -3.1% Cost per Secondary School Pupil £6,878 £6,667 £6,656 £6,626 £6,593 -4.1% -0.5% Cost per Pre-School Education Place £3,599 £3,260 £3,217 £3,051 £3,306 -8.1% 8.4% % of pupils in S6 gaining 5+ Awards at Level 6 23.0% 25.0% 25.7% 28.1% 29.3% 6.3% 1.2% % of pupils in the 20% most Deprived Areas gaining 5+ Awards at Level 6 8.0% 9.0% 10.1% 12.6% 12.8% 4.8% 0.2% % of Pupils Entering Positive Destinations 88.9% 89.9% 91.4% 92.3% 92.9% 4.0% 0.6% % of Adults Satisfied with Local Schools 83.1%   83.0% 81.0% 79.0% -2.0%

Education Significant increase in pupil numbers absorbed within static budgets: good news story Better asset base and use of resources S4 and S5 performance consistently improved: rate of improvement highest amongst most deprived Post school “destinations” also improved despite recession

Note…… Achievement indicator is very “high bar” and minimises achievement : “tariff” score and leaving point We need to get better measures across primary and secondary education Collaboration with Scottish Government on measures within the National Improvement Framework

More Generally……….. Arrangements are changing at local level across Scotland: keeping up to date Focus on “outcome” will need to go beyond Councils alone Need for refresh: avoid getting “trapped in trend”

End Points Councils have dealt with phase 1 of austerity well: improved productivity, improving outcomes But…many efficiency and productivity gains have been taken; wage strategy pressures Future benchmarking has to reflect and support local transformation

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