# The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) (Amendment) Order 2007 S.I. 2007/585 · made 26 February 2007 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. Made under: Local Government Act 1999 (Section 4, Section 28) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-england-amendment-order-2007/pdf/uksi_20070585_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-england-amendment-order-2007/pdf/uksiem_20070585_en.pdf ## Introductory text 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 1999. 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. ## 1 Citation 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. ## 2 Amendment 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 2005 is amended as follows. ## 3 Performance standards for waste authorities and specific waste authorities (1) In articles 11 and 12, for “1st April 2005” substitute “1st April 2007”. (2) For Schedules 9 and 10 substitute the provisions in the Schedule to this Order. ## 4 Performance 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” ## 5 Performance 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” ## 6 Performance 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/585 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-england-amendment-order-2007 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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