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Schedule 5 HOUSING 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 proportion of unfit private sector dwellings made fit or demolished, during year beginning 1st April 2003 as a direct result of action by the local authority.
2Energy Efficiency; the average “Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)” rating of local authority owned dwellings (the procedure for determining SAP ratings is described in the document entitled “Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings” (2001 edition)f1.
3The number of private sector dwellings that are reoccupied or demolished during the financial year beginning April 1st 2003 as a direct result of action by the local authority.
4Local authority rent collection and arrears; proportion of rent collected.
5

Satisfaction of tenants of council housing with the overall service provided by their landlord, with results broken down by—

  1. (a)

    black and minority ethnic tenants; and

  2. (b)

    non black and non minority ethnic tenants.

6

Average length of stay in—

  1. (a)

    bed and breakfast accommodation; and

  2. (b)

    hostel accommodation,

of households which include a dependent child or a pregnant woman and which are unintentionally homeless and in priority need.

7

Proportion of local authority homes, which are—

  1. (a)

    non decent as at April 1st 2003; and

  2. (b)

    the percentage change in proportion of non decent local authority homes between 1st April 2003 and 1st April 2004.

8The percentage of responsive (but not emergency) repairs during the year beginning 1st April 2003, for which the authority both made and kept an appointment.
9Whether the authority follows the Commission for Racial Equality’s Code of Practice in Rented Housing published in 1995f2 and follows the Good Practice Standards for Social Landlords on tackling Harassment including in Tackling Racial Harassment: the code of Practice for Social Landlordsf3.
10

Satisfaction of tenants of council housing with opportunities for participation in management and decision making in relation to housing services provided by their landlord with results broken down by—

  1. (a)

    black and minority ethnic tenants; and

  2. (b)

    non black and non minority ethnic tenants.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 in force at 1.4.2003, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

This document can be obtained free of charge from: the enquiries bureau, Building Research Establishment, Garston, Watford WD2 7JR.

f2

The document entitled “Race Relations Code of Practice in Rented Housing, for the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of equal opportunities” is available from: Central Books, 99 Wallace Road, London E9 5LN. The latest version was published in 1995 (ISBN number 1–85442–034–8).

f3

This document entitled “Housing Research Summary 148, 2001, Tackling Racial Harassment: Code of Practice for Social Landlords” can be obtained from ODPM free literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, W Yorks, LS23 7NB.