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Schedule 1 GENERAL CORPORATE HEALTH PERFORMANCE INDICATORSI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Indicator NumberDescription of indicator
1The establishment of a timetable for the preparation of a community strategyf1.
2
(a)

The level (if any) of the “equality standard” for local governmentf2 andf3 to which the authority conforms; and

(b)

the level to which the authority complies with the duty to promote race equalityf4.

3Overall user satisfaction with the authority.
4Satisfaction with complaint handling.
5The percentage of authority buildings open to the public in which all areas are suitable for and accessible to disabled people.
6The number of types of transactions that can be delivered electronically as a percentage of the types of transactions for which electronic delivery is legally permissible.
7The percentage of invoices for commercial goods and services which were paid by the authority within 30 days of such invoices being received by the authority.
8The percentage of council tax due to the authority for the financial year beginning April 1st 2003 which were received by the authority.
9The percentage of non-domestic rates due for the financial year beginning April 1st 2003 which were received by the authority.
10
(a)

The percentage of top five percent of earners that are women.

(b)

The percentage of top five percent of earners that come from black or minority ethnic groups.

11The average number of working days/shifts lost due to sickness absence.
12The percentage of employees retiring early (excluding ill-health retirements) as a percentage of the total work force.
13The percentage of employees retiring on grounds of ill health as a percentage of the total workforce.
14The percentage of employees declaring that they meet the Disability Discrimination Act 1995f5 disability definition within the authority workforce compared with the percentage of the economically active disabled people in the authority’s area.
15The percentage of employees from black or minority ethnic groups within the authority’s workforce compared with the percentage of economically active minority ethnic community population in the authority’s area.
16
(a)

Energy consumption in the authority’s operational buildings compared with comparable United Kingdom buildings; and

(b)

average lamp circuit wattage, compared with average consumption wattage by similar authorities in the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 in force at 1.4.2003, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

See section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 c. 22.

f2

The Equality Standard for Local Government (2002) can be found in the publication entitled “the equality standard for local government ”. This document was published in October 2001 by the Employers' Organisation for Local Government. It is available from: The Employers' Association for Local Government, Layden House, 76–86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG. The standard was developed by Stuart Speeden and Dr Julian Clarke, reporting to a Steering group of members from the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Employers' Organisation for local government, with assistance from the Audit Commission.

f3

“the equality standard for local government: guidance 1: audit and self-assessment” also published by the Employers' Association for Local Government gives further details of the standard including a checklist and guidance for authority’s on the equality standard. It was published in 2002 and is also available from The Employers Association for Local Government, Layden House, 76–78 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.

f4

Details of the duty to promote race equality are set out on page 24 of the “Best Value Performance Indicators Guidance 2003/2004.” This is published by ODPM and is available from free literature, PO Box number 236, Wetherby, LS23 7NB.

f5

1995 c. 50. For the definition of “disability” see section 1.