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Efficiency Measures
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The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
CM2 measures the cost of democratic representation activities and of the council’s corporate management staff and functions as a percentage of relevant expenditure.
CM3 - Days lost through sickness absence expressed as a percentage of total working days available
23/05/2007
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
CM3 measures the number of days lost through sickness absence expressed as a percentage of the total working days available.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
CM4 measures the cost of using property relating to both maintenance and energy costs, by category of schools and office buildings.
CM5 - Percentage savings between current cost of a fixed basket of goods & services v. historic cost
23/05/2007
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
CM5 provides a comparison of a fixed cost of basket of supplies and services over time.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
EC1 measures the cost of collecting waste including domestic, commercial and domestic bulky uplift.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
EC2 measures the total cost of maintaining the road network averaged per kilometre of road upon which maintenance was carried out over the past year.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
EC3 measures the total gross cost of all council procured transport per 1,000 population.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
EC4 measures the gross average cost per tonne of disposing of domestic and commercial waste and domestic bulky uplifts collected and disposed by or on behalf of the local authority.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
PP1 measures the gross cost of delivering trading standards services in the Local Authority area.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
PP2 measures the gross cost of delivering environmental health services in the Local Authority area.
The project to develop a national set of Efficiency and Productivity measures was primarily commissioned to provide a common framework for councils to calculate efficiency improvements so that the Annual Efficiency Statement can be populated on a consistent basis.
The project has identified 25 high-level measures that will track efficiency and productivity savings and span all the major service areas.
CL1 measures the unit cost per visit to specified cultural and leisure facilities.
