Context
The LAA has now ended and below is a summary of the LAA performance during the 2008-2011 period.
During the lifetime of the LAA, there have been many changes to the economic, political and partnership landscape:
The economy went into recession in late 2009 and remains in a fragile state of recovery.
The policy direction has altered considerably, with the coalition Government coming to power and significant reductions to public spending.
The partnership dimension has also seen changes, with the abolition of regional Government Offices and Regional Development Agencies.
These changes have, inevitably, had some impact on the final overall LAA performance.
Performance
The table below summarises overall performance across the 2008-11 LAA period:
Table: Overview of indicators
Year |
No of indicators ahead of/on target |
No of indicators behind target |
No of indicators that cannot be assessed |
2008-09 |
13 (29%) |
14 (31%) |
18 (40%) |
2009-10 |
23 (51%) |
18 (40%) |
4 (9%) |
2010-11 |
26 (59%) |
16 (36%) |
2 (5%) |
NB Figures for 2010-11 do not include performance for the indicator on young people’s participation in positive activities (NI 110) as this was removed in the LAA Refresh in April 2010.
We were not able to measure some of the original LAA targets, due to the Government decision to abolish the Place Survey and delete the National Indicator Set and - at the time of reporting - Quarter 4 data was not yet available.
However, proxy data was available to support an assessment for some indicators and for others Q3 data was available to provide an indication of performance and direction of travel.
Successes
This section highlights the successes that Nottingham has achieved at the end of the LAA:
World Class Nottingham - success
Congestion – average journey time per mile during the morning peak (NI 167) - The proxy data shows a reduction in traffic volumes, suggesting that the congestion target would have been achieved if monitoring had continued. It is thought that this is due to lower travel demand partly due to the recession and continued investment in measures to tackle congestion and promote modal change.
Neighbourhood Nottingham (Neighbourhood Nottingham Partnership) - successes
Tackling fuel poverty – people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating (NI 187) - We have exceeded our 2010/11 target for the percentage of homes rated under 35 SAP (i.e. low energy efficiency) occupied by people in receipt of benefits. Over the LAA, the percentage of homes rated under 35 SAP has consistently decreased, a significant contribution to our efforts to tackle poverty.
Percentage of non-decent homes (NI 158) - The target to reduce the number of non-decent homes been exceeded, and the number of homes that have had some elements of the upgrades towards the Decent Homes standard is even higher.
Citizen perceptions (NI 1, NI 4, NI 5) - The Citizens’ Survey results reflect a positive direction of travel in citizens’ perceptions, which is a real achievement given the economic downturn.
Percentage of people who believe that people from different backgrounds get on well together (NI 1)
Percentage of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality (NI 4)
Percentage of overall/general satisfaction with the local area (NI 5)
Family Nottingham (Nottingham Children’s Partnership) - successes
First time entrants into the youth justice system aged 10-17 (NI 111) – Nottingham has had one of the strongest reductions in the number of young people entering the youth justice system in the country and performance has been consistently ahead of target throughout the LAA.
16-18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) - During the LAA, Nottingham City has consistently been the ‘best’ of all the Core Cities and all statistical neighbours in terms of its performance on NEET figures.
Neighbourhood Nottingham (Neighbourhood Nottingham Partnership) - successes
Adults receiving secondary mental health services in employment (NI 150) - The definition for this indicator and the baseline was not set until two years into the LAA, but despite the limited time available, the final target was exceeded.
Safer Nottingham (Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership) - successes
Assault with injury crime rate (NI 20) - The final target for this indicator has been exceeded through an intelligence-led approach and delivery of multi-agency action plans across three main areas: alcohol related violence in the city centre, domestic violence and serious youth violence.
Serious acquisitive crime (NI 16) - Despite narrowly missing the year one target, performance has remained strong and end of LAA performance exceeds the overall target by some margin. This success is based on strong partnership working and a continual focus on performance.
Improved street and environmental cleanliness - levels of graffiti (NI 195) - Performance in this area has been strong, resulting in significantly reduced levels of graffiti in the city. This is due to our localised, integrated approach to public realm management, tackling graffiti hotspots, swift enforcement action and the Council’s zero tolerance approach to graffiti.
Improved street and environmental cleanliness - levels of litter (NI 195) - The success in exceeding litter targets is a result of the wide-ranging public realm management work. In March 2011 Nottingham achieved Cleanest Big City status and was awarded a 5 star commendation award for how it achieves local cleansing priorities, working in partnership with local people.
Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision (NI 18) - Over the LAA period, NI 18 performance has been good and has compared well with other areas, with Nottingham coming third best in our Most Similar Family of Community Safety Partnerships.
Healthy Nottingham (Health and Wellbeing Partnership) - successes
Early access for women to maternity services (NI 126) - Early access to maternity services has improved over the lifetime of the LAA with targets being consistently exceeded.
Smoking prevalence rate (local indicator) - Smoking prevalence has decreased since 2008/09 to its current rate of 32%, thereby meeting the target set in the LAA.
Green Nottingham (Green Nottingham Partnership) – successes
Adapting to climate change (NI 188) - The 2010/11 target meet level 3 (comprehensive action plan and prioritised action in all priority areas) of this indicator has been achieved. A key success has been the publication of the Council’s first climate change adaptation action plan, and the embedding of climate risks and awareness into a number of council policies and strategies, including Breathing Spaces, Local Transport Plan 3, and planning policy.
Percentage of household waste sent for refuse, recycling and composting (NI 192) - The rollout of glass recycling city wide to all those currently with kerbside recycling (some 106,000 properties or nearly 80% of the population) being one of the major influences in this rise followed by the introduction of a pilot area for battery recycling and a trial for high-rise flat recycling, Victoria Centre flats. Recycling of parts of our residual waste stream such as bulky waste has also forged ahead with the help of our waste processing partners.
Where LAA targets that were not achieved, some continue to be priorities within the Nottingham Plan to 2020.
More detail
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