The key purpose of the
2010/11 Annual Performance Report is to show where we spent taxpayers’ money during the year and demonstrate our progress in delivering against our EssexWorks Pledges and priorities.
The
2010/11 Performance Indicator results support our Annual Report and tracks progress against the specific performance measures and associated targets set in our 2010/11 Budget and Corporate Plan.
To provide any comments on the content of the Annual Performance Report or Performance Indicator Results, you can contact us at:
performance@essex.gov.uk
Below is a summary of achievement against our 2010/11 priorities.
Putting the customer first
Essex delivers public library services for Slough Borough Council
- we became the first council in the country to bid for and win (against commercial competition) an external contract to deliver public library services for another authority
- as part of a new Village Agents service, a face-to-face referral service for people, particularly the over 50s, living in mid-Essex
Increasing educational achievement and skills
54.6% of pupils achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE (including English and Maths) in the 2009/10 academic year
- this equates to an additional 752 pupils achieving at this standard
13,975 Year 6 pupils (93.4%) received their first or second choice of secondary school
- this is up from 91.5% in the previous year
Promoting Health and Leisure
Hadleigh 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue was completed on time and to budget
- the park is now ready for the 2012 Olympic Games
75 grants, totalling £98,000, were given to Essex children and young people
- To help realise their sporting talents through Team Essex Ambassadors, SportsAid and Sport:exl
Supporting vulnerable people
13,065 adults and older people received social care by using a personal budget in 2010/11
- this is over double the number from the previous year
Number of days spent ‘waiting’ in acute hospitals for people who needed social care from 700 (Sept 2010) to 110 days (March 2011)
- this continued to fall in early 2011
Improving transport
80.4% of footpaths and Public Rights of Way undergoing a condition survey in 2010 were identified as being easy to use
New Chelmer Valley Park and Ride opened on 31 March 2011
- it was ready for launch on Monday 4 April with an increase in passenger numbers from a weekday average of 285 in April to 467 in June
Promoting sustainable economic growth
1,349 jobs created and saved by Essex County Council
- this was a result of foreign direct investment between 2008 and 2011
£925,000 of grants delivered through the Life Raft Trust to protect Essex cultural attractions
- this helped 34 organisations – seven of which were saved from imminent closure
Delivering value for money
£60m of savings achieved in 2009/10 and £86m in 2010/11
- we are on the way to delivering our £300m savings and efficiencies target
Council Tax frozen for 2011/12
- this delivered our pledge to keep the Council Tax increase below the level of inflation
Protecting the environment
546 of our most significant wildlife sites have received sensitive conservation as a result of our partnership with the Essex Wildlife Trust
- up from 27 at the beginning of 2009
Essex Love Where You Live 2010 campaign was a success
- over 40 clean-up events took place during one week in June
Reducing and recycling waste
Over half of Essex household waste was recycled, reused or composted in 2010/11
- this exceeded our pledge one year early
95kg-less of household waste was sent to landfill by every Essex household
- compared to two years ago when we launched our Pledge. This equates to a reduction of almost 53,000t in a year
Making communities safer
40,325 fewer crime incidents in Essex since the start of our pledge to make Essex the safest place to live by 2013
44% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads in Essex
- this equates to 525 less people killed or seriously injured on Essex roads in 2010 (compared to the 1994/98 average)