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

2. 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

3. Headlines: 2010/ /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

4. 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%

5. LGBF Indicators – Education
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
% change to 14-15
% change 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%

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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”

9. 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

10. Resources
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