AUDIT COMMISSION NEAREST NEIGHBOUR HEADLINE COMPARISONS APPENDIX O
The charts shown here are taken directly from the Audit Commission analysis of spend by statistical ‘nearest neighbours’ to Luton – that is, those authorities the Commission and CIPFA regard as being closest to Luton in make up. They are as follows. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Borough of Telford and Wrekin Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Coventry City Council Derby City Council Luton Borough Council Medway Council Milton Keynes Council Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Peterborough City Council Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Wolverhampton City Council
The spend figures are from each authority’s 2004/5 estimates. They do not reflect budget reprioritisations that have happened since then. Also a number of the comparator authorities are in lower cost areas, according to the Government’s area cost analysis. However, the figures are a useful basis for analysis and challenge. In the bar charts showing ‘rank out of 100’, if Luton is the most expensive of the nearest neighbour authorities the bar will be at 100, if it is at the average spend level the bar will be at 50, and so on.
Spend on School Improvement Per Pupil
60
CIPFA Nearest per 50 Neighbours l
ovement 40 pr pupi m i
30
School Luton Borough Council
20 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Index of deprivation
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Expenditure on Education Access Services
Access
Lu Access: AMP & School Places to n Access: Transport Ne Lo Up vs ig we pe CI Access: Behaviour support services: (Schools) hb r r PF Qu Qu ou A Access: Behaviour support services: (LEA) art art rs Ne ile ile Access: Education Welfare Service : (LEA) ar es Access: Other: (Schools)
Access: Other: (LEA)
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
Costs of Behavioural Support
Lu Access: Behaviour support services: (Schools) per pupil to n Ne vs Lo Up ig CI we per hb r Qu PF Permanent exclusions per '000 Qu arti ou arti le A le rs Ne ar es Excluded pupils provided with 20 or more hours tuition (%)
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
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Spend on Youth and Community Services within Children and Learning
Community Lu to n Ne Lo Up vs Community: Youth Service ig we pe CI hb r r PF Qu Qu ou A art art rs Community: Adult and Community Learning Ne ile ile ar es Community: Other
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
Spend on Social Care services for adults and children
Social Services per head hdhdhd Children's and Families Services per 0 to 17
Older People per 65+ Lo U Adults with a Physical Disability per 18 to 64 w pp er er Adults with Learning Disabilities per 18 to 64 Q Q ua ua Adults with Mental Health Needs per 18 to 64 rtil rtil
Asylum Seekers per head
Other Social Services per head
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
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Cost Per Child Looked After
900
800 CIPFA Nearest ked
o Neighbours k
e 700 lo ren r we
e 600 ild p r £ r ch
e 500 fte a st p 400 Co Luton Borough Council 300 70 75 80 85 90 95 Children looked after in foster placements (%)
Environmental services, Planning & Transport
Environmental services Lo U w pp er er Q Q Planning ua ua rtil rtil
Transport
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
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Spend on Environmental Services
Environmental services
Street Cleaning & Litter Responsibilities
Waste Collection Lo Up we pe r r Waste Disposal Qu Qu art art Economic & Community Development ile ile
Environmental & Public Health Services
Other Environmental Services
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
Spend on Planning Services per head of population
15
10 head ng per
anni 5 Pl
0 * Luton vs CIPFA Nearest Neighbours
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Spend on Transport Services
Transpor
Lo U w pp Highways er er Q Q ua ua rtil rtil
Public
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
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Spend on private sector housing services
Homelessnes
Supporting People Lo Up we pe r r Qu Qu arti arti le Discretionary Rent Rebates & Rent Allowances le
Other
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100
Spend on Revenues Services
Local tax collection and benefits
Housing Benefit Administration Costs Lo Up we pe r r Qu Qu art art Council Tax Benefit Administration Costs ile ile
Other Local Tax Collection Costs
0 25 50 75 100 Rank out of 100