The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) (Amendment) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/585 · Made 26 February 2007
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 26th February 2007
Laid before Parliament 7th March 2007
Coming into force 1st April 2007
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and (2) and 28(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1999f1.
In accordance with section 4(3) of that Act, she has consulted persons appearing to her to represent the best value authorities concerned and such other persons as she thought fit.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005
- 3Performance standards for waste authorities and specific waste authorities
- 4Performance standards for major planning applications
- 5Performance standards for minor planning applications
- 6Performance standards for other planning applications
- Signature
- Schedule Replacement Schedules
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
2Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005
The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005f1 is amended as follows.
3Performance standards for waste authorities and specific waste authorities
In articles 11 and 12, for “1st April 2005” substitute “1st April 2007”.
For Schedules 9 and 10 substitute the provisions in the Schedule to this Order.
4Performance standards for major planning applications
For article 16(4) substitute—
“(4)The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Basildon District Council
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
Blackpool Borough Council
Braintree District Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Bromsgrove District Council
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Caradon District Council
Castle Point District Council
Cherwell District Council
Copeland District Council
Craven District Council
Daventry District Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Easington District Council
Forest of Dean District Council
Fylde Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
Harlow District Council
Harrow London Borough Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
Lancaster City Council
Lewisham London Borough Council
Mid-Bedfordshire District Council
Mid-Suffolk District Council
Milton Keynes District Council
Norwich City Council
Peak District National Park Authority
Plymouth City Council
Rochford District Council
Rutland District Council
South Gloucestershire District Council
South Lakeland District Council
South Somerset District Council
South Staffordshire District Council
Stafford Borough Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Thanet District Council
Torridge District Council
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Tynedale District Council
Wellingborough Borough Council
West Somerset District Council
West Wiltshire District Council
Winchester City Council”
5Performance standards for minor planning applications
For article 17(3), substitute—
“(3)The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
Bath and North East Somerset District Council
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
Blyth Valley Borough Council
Brentwood Borough Council
The Broads Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Caradon District Council
Fylde Borough Council
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Mid-Suffolk District Council
New Forest District Council
Northumberland National Park Authority
Penwith District Council
South Somerset District Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Waveney District Council”
6Performance standards for other planning applications
For article 18(3) substitute—
“(3)The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
Bath and North East Somerset District Council
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
Blyth Valley Borough Council
Caradon District Council
Easington District Council
Fylde Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council
Mid-Suffolk District Council
Northumberland National Park Authority
Penwith District Council
South Somerset District Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Torridge District Council”
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Kay Andrews
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
26th February 2007
Replacement Schedules
“SCHEDULE 9
Performance Standards for Waste Authorities
Article 11
(1) (2) Authority’s 1998–9 recycling and composting rate Minimum amount of waste which must be sent for recycling or composting in 2007/2008 6% or less Percentage of household waste sent for recycling and composting is at least 20% of all household waste collected. More than 6% but less than 13% Percentage of household waste sent for recycling or composting is at least treble that achieved for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1998, or at least 30%, whichever is the smaller. 13% or more Percentage of household waste sent of recycling and composting is at least 30% of all household waste collected. SCHEDULE 10
Performance Standards for Specific Waste Authorities
Article 12
(1) (2) Name of authority Minimum percentage of waste which must be sent for recycling or composting in 2007/8 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 23% St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 23% Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 23% Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority 26% Halton Borough Council 25% Shropshire County Council 43% North Shropshire District Council 45% Oswestry District Council 45% South Shropshire District Council 46% Bridgnorth District Council 38% Somerset County Council 31% ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Standards (England) Order 2005 (the 2005 Order) sets performance indicators and standards for best value authorities in England excluding police authorities.
This Order amends articles 11 and 12, 16(4), 17(3) and 18(3) of the 2005 Order and replaces Schedules 9 and 10 to that Order.
Article 3 amends article 11 of the 2005 Order and inserts a replacement Schedule 9. The effect of the amendments is to specify performance standards for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 for best value waste authorities (apart from those specified in Schedule 10) in relation to their waste functions. Article 3 also amends article 12 of the 2005 Order and inserts a replacement Schedule 10.The effect of the amendments is to specify performance standards for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 for the named waste authorities in relation to their waste functions.
Article 4 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for major planning applications set out in article 16(4) of the 2005 Order.
Article 5 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for minor planning applications set out in article 17(3) of the 2005 Order.
Article 6 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for other planning applications set out in article 18(3) of the 2005 Order.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument with respect to provisions in this Order concerned with performance standards for planning applications as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
A full regulatory impact assessment has been prepared with respect to the provisions in this Order concerned with recycling and composting performance standards. This can be found on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ website at www.defra.gov.uk.