# The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) Order 2004, Article 5: Performance indicators for social services

Extent: E+W

(1) For article 6(1), substitute—
“6. (1) The performance of the best value authorities specified in paragraph (2), in exercising their social services functions, shall be measured by reference to indicators 1 to 14 in Schedule 4 to this Order.”.
(2) In Schedule 4 (social services performance indicators)—
(a) For indicator 3, substitute —
“The ratio of the percentage of those young people who were looked after by the authority on 1st April in their 17th year (aged 16), who were engaged in education, training or employment at the age of 19 to the percentage of young people in the general population in the area of the authority who were engaged in such education, training or employment.” and;
(b) after indicator 13, add—
“
14
The number of adults and older people receiving direct payments at 31st March in the current financial year, per 100,000 population aged 18 years or over, standardised by age groups;
(a) 18-64;
(b) 65-74;
(c) 75-84; and
(d) 85 or over.
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/589/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-amendment-order-2004/article-5
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