Somerset Local Area Agreement - Indicators

There are a total of 60 indicators in Somerset's Local Area Agreement which will be used to measure our performance against the targets set.

32 are national, designated "upper tier" indicators which have been agreed with Central Government as the most important for Somerset

10 are statutory education indicators (previously there were 16 of these statutory indicators but six have been removed as Key Stage 3 testing has been discontinued) (highlighted in yellow below)

18 are "supporting tier" indicators chosen for their local importance to Somerset (shown in blue below).

All indicators are listed below, grouped under the Aims and the Challenges of the Strategic Community Strategy.

Local Area Agreement (LAA) - National Indicator (NI) Set

Aim 1: Making a Positive Contribution

	Strengthening Community Leadership and Engagement
NI 4	Percentage of people who think they can influence decisions in their locality
NI 7	Environment for a thriving third sector

	Widening and Strengthening Participation
NI 6	Participation in regular volunteering

Aim 2: Living Sustainably

	Climate Change
NI 185	CO₂ reduction from Local Authority operations
NI 186	Per capita CO₂ emissions in the Local Authority area
NI 188	Adapting to climate change
NI 191	Residual household waste per head

	Increase quality of life through use of the environment, nature and heritage of the area
LPI (6)	Health of the Natural Environment basket of measures

	Affordability
NI 154	Net additional homes provided
NI 155	Number of affordable homes delivered (gross)
NI 187	Tackling fuel poverty - people receiving income based benefits living in homes with low energy efficiency rating

	Self Sufficient and United Communities
NI 175	Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling
LPI (5)	Accessibility in Somerset

Aim 3: Ensuring Economic Wellbeing

	Broaden and Strengthen Local Economy
NI 151	Overall employment rate (Somerset resident populatin of working age)
NI 152	Working age people on out of work benefits in a) West Somerset and b) Sedgemoor
NI 153	Working age people claiming out of work benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods
NI 166	Residual household waste per head
NI 171	VAT registration rate per 10,000 adults of the resident population aged 16 and above
NI 172	VAT registered businesses showing growth
LPI (7)	Growth in Somerset's knowledge economy - proportion of businesses in knowledge driven sector

	New Sustainable Communities
NI 147	Care Leavers in suitable accommodation

	Invest in the Workforce
NI 45	Young offenders engagement in suitable education, employment or training
NI 117	16 to 18 year olds who are not in eduation, training or employment
NI 148	Care Leavers in education, employment or training
NI 163	Working age population qualified to at least Level 2 (GCSE) or higher
NI 165	Working age population qualified to at least Level 4 (Degree) or higher

Aim 4: Enjoying and Achieving

	Raising and Fulfilling Aspirations
NI 72	Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language & Literacy
NI 73	Achievement at Level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2
NI 75	Achievement of five or more A* - C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths
NI 92	Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest
NI 93	Progression by two levels in English between KS 1 and KS 2
NI 94	Progression by two levels in Maths between KS 1 and KS 2
NI 99	Looked after children reaching Level 4 in English at KS 2
NI 100	Looked after children reaching Level 4 in Maths at KS 2
NI 101	Looked after children achieving five A* - C GCSEs (or equivalent) at KS 4 (inc English and Maths)

	Tackling Disengagement
NI 87	Secondary school persistent absence rate

	Promoting Life Long Learning and Cultural Opportunities
NI 11	Engagement in the arts

	Promoting Independent Living
NI 105	The Special Educational Needs (SEN) / non-SEN gap - achieving five A* - C GCSE inclucing English and Maths
NI 130	Social Care clients receiving Self Directed Support (Direct Payments and Individual Budgets)
NI 136	People supported to live independently through social services (all ages)
NI 139	People over 64 who say they they receive the information, assistance and support needed to exercise choice and control to live independently
NI 142	Number of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living

Aim 5: Staying Safe

	Community Safety
NI 16	Serious acquisitive crime
NI 21	Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police
NI 30	Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders
NI 39	Alcohol related hospital admission rate
NI 40	Drug users in effective treatment
NI 111	First time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10-17

	Mutual Respect and Understanding
NI 1	Percentage of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area

	Road Safety
NI 47	People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents

	Domestic Violence
NI 16	Repeat incidents of domestic violence

Aim 6: Being Healthy

	Health Inequalities
NI 112	Under 18 conception rate
NI 121	Mortality rate from all circulatory diseases at ages under 75
NI 137	Healthy life expectancy at age 65
NI LPI (1)	Reduce prevalence of hip fractures in people over the age of 65

	High Risk Health Issues
NI 51	Effectiveness of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
NI 56	Obesity in primary school age children in Year 6
NI 113	Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 25 year olds
NI 115	Substance misuse by young people

NI 179a - Value for money - total net value of on-going cash-releasing value for money gains that have impacted since the start of the 2008-9 financial year.

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