NI Set

Below is the full National Indicator Set, organised by subject area. 'Incidence' refers to the number of local authorities selecting a particular indicator in the 2008 LAA negotiation process. Incidence data is drawn from an analysis by Government Office London, which can be found here.

NI Subject area Description Incidence
1 Stronger communities % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area 87
2 % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood 7
3 Civic participation in the local area 6
4 % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality 85
5 Overall/general satisfaction with local area 44
6 Participation in regular volunteering 43
7 Environment for a thriving third sector 61
8 Adult participation in sport and active recreation 80
9 Use of public libraries 10
10 Visits to museums or galleries 2
11 Engagement in the arts 24
12 Refused and deferred Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) license applications leading to immigration enforcement activity 0
13 Migrants English language skills and knowledge 5
14 Avoidable contact: The proportion of customer contact that is of low or no value to the customer 0
15 Safer communities Serious violent crime rate 49
16 Serious acquisitive crime rate 98
17 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour 56
18 Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision 24
19 Rate of proven re-offending by young offenders 49
20 Assault with injury crime rate 82
21 Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police 53
22 Perceptions of parents taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children in the area 2
23 Perceptions that people in the area treat one another with respect and consideration 6
24 Satisfaction with the way the police and local council dealt with antisocial behaviour 12
25 Satisfaction of different groups with the way the police and local council dealt with anti-social behaviour 0
26 Specialist support to victims of a serious sexual offence 4
27 Understanding of local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police 8
28 Serious knife crime rate 1
29 Gun crime rate 3
30 Re-offending rate of prolific and other priority offenders 83
31 Re-offending rate of registered sex offenders (DELETED) 0
32 Repeat incidents of domestic violence 75
33 Arson incidents 16
34 Domestic violence - murder 0
35 Building resilience to violent extremism 19
36 Protection against terrorist attack 4
37 Awareness of civil protection arrangements in the local area 0
38 Drug-related (Class A) offending rate 20
39 Rate of hospital admission per 100,000 for alcohol related harm  75
40 Number of drug users recorded as being in effective treatment 74
41 Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem 8
42 Perceptions of drug use or drug dealing as a problem 5
43 Young people within the Youth Justice System receiving a conviction in court who are sentenced to custody 0
44 Ethnic composition of offenders on Youth Justice System disposals 1
45 Young offenders engagement in suitable education, employment or training 20
46 Young offenders access to suitable accommodation 0
47 People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents 48
48 Children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents 3
49 Number of primary fires and related fatalities and non-fatal casualties, excluding precautionary checks 13
50 Children and Young People: be healthy Emotional health of children 21
51 Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHs) services 43
52 Take up of school lunches 1
53 Prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 - 8 weeks from birth 32
54 Services for disabled children 23
55 Obesity among primary school age children in Reception Year 26
56 Obesity among primary school age children in Year 6 99
57 Children and young people's participation in high-quality PE and sport 25
58 Emotional and behavioural health of looked after children 5
59 Children and Young People: stay safe Percentage of initial assessments for children’s social care carried out within 7 working days of referral 14
60 Percentage of core assessments for children's social care that were carried out within 35 working days of their commencement 18
61 Timeliness of placements of looked after children for adoption following an agency decision that the child should be placed for adoption 2
62 Stability of placements of looked after children: number of placements 16
63 Stability of placements of looked after children: length of placement 29
64 Child protection plans lasting 2 years or more 5
65 Percentage of children becoming the subject of a Child Protection Plan for a second or subsequent time 11
66 Looked after children cases which were reviewed within required timescales 3
67 Percentage of child protection cases which were reviewed within required timescales 0
68 Percentage of referrals to children’s social care going on to initial assessment 10
69 Children who have experienced bullying 24
70 Reduce emergency hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people 5
71 Children who have run away from home/care overnight 1
76 Children and Young People: enjoy and achieve Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 65% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2 1
77 Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 50% of pupils achieve level 5 or above in both English and Maths at KS3 0
78 Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths 9
79 Achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 36
80 Achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 22
81 Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 5
82 Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 3
84 Achievement of 2 or more A*-C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent 0
85 Post-16 participation in physical sciences (A Level Physics, Chemistry and Maths) 0
86 Secondary schools judged as having good or outstanding standards of behaviour 0
88 Percentage of schools providing access to extended services 1
89 Reduction in number of schools judged as requiring in special measures and time taken to come out of the category 2
90 Take up of 14-19 learning diplomas 5
91 Participation of 17 year-olds in education or training 8
102 Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stages 2 and 4 23
103 Special Educational Needs - statements issued within 26 weeks 0
104 The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap - achieving Key Stage 2 English and Maths threshold 1
105 The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap - achieving 5 A*-C GCSE inc. English and Maths 3
106 Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education 9
107 Key Stage 2 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups 0
108 Key Stage 4 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups 8
109 Delivery of Sure Start Children Centres  1
110 Children and Young People: make a positive contribution Young people's participation in positive activities 77
111 First time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10 - 17 74
112 Under 18 conception rate 106
113 Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 25 year olds 6
114 Rate of permanent exclusions from school 14
115 Substance misuse by young people 36
116 Children and Young People: economic wellbeing  Proportion of children in poverty 45
117 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) 115
118 Take up of formal childcare by low-income working families 12
119 Adult health and wellbeing Self-reported measure of people's overall health and wellbeing 10
120 All-age all cause mortality rate 86
121 Mortality rate from all circulatory diseases at ages under 75 49
122 Mortality from all cancers at ages under 75 6
123 Stopping smoking 89
124 People with a long-term condition supported to be independent and in control of their condition 24
125 Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care 41
126 Early access for women to maternity services 12
127 Self reported experience of social care users 2
128 User reported measure of respect and dignity in their treatment 6
129 End of life care -  access to appropriate care enabling people to be able to choose to die at home 5
130 Social Care clients receiving Self Directed Support per 100,000 population 81
131 Delayed transfers of care  10
132 Timeliness of social care assessment (all adults) 12
133 Timeliness of social care packages following assessment 2
134 The number of emergency bed days per head of weighted population 15
135 Carers receiving needs assessment or review and a specific carer's service, or advice and information 80
136 People supported to live independently through social services (all adults) 46
137 Healthy life expectancy at age 65 10
138 Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood 7
139 The extent to which older people receive the support they need to live independently at home 21
140 Tackling exclusion and promoting equality Fair treatment by local services 9
141 Percentage of vulnerable people achieving independent living 70
142 Percentage of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living 36
143 Offenders under probation supervision living in settled and suitable accommodation at the end of their order or licence 2
144 Offenders under probation supervision in employment at the end of their order or licence 10
145 Adults with learning disabilities in settled accommodation 10
146 Adults with learning disabilities in employment 29
147 Care leavers in suitable accommodation 1
148 Care leavers in employment, education or training 8
149 Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in settled accommodation 9
150 Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in employment 30
151 Local economy Overall employment rate 34
152 Working age people on out of work benefits 75
153 Working age people claiming out of work benefits in the worst performing neighbourhoods 61
154 Net additional homes provided 104
155 Number of affordable homes delivered (gross) 102
156 Number of households living in Temporary Accommodation 36
157 Processing of planning applications 2
158 % non-decent council homes 23
159 Supply of ready to develop housing sites 15
160 Local Authority tenants' satisfaction with landlord services 1
161 Number of Level 1 qualifications in literacy (including ESOL) achieved 17
162 Number of Entry Level qualifications in numeracy achieved 14
163 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 2 or higher  95
164 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 3 or higher  42
165 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 4 or higher  30
166 Median earnings of employees in the area 30
167 Congestion - average journey time per mile during the morning peak 38
168 Principal roads where maintenance should be considered 9
169 Non-principal roads where maintenance should be considered 11
170 Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than 5 years 3
171 New business registration rate 76
172 Percentage of small businesses in the area showing growth  26
173 Flows on to incapacity benefits 7
174 Skills gaps in the current workforce reported by employers 3
175 Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling 54
176 Working age people with access to employment by public transport (and other specified modes) 3
177 Local bus and light rail passenger journeys originating in the authority area 15
178 Bus services running on time 5
179 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 7
180 The number of changes of circumstances which affect customers’ Housing Benefit/ Council Tax Benefit entitlements within the year  1
181 Time taken to process Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit new claims and change events 6
182 Satisfaction of businesses with local authority regulatory services 3
183 Impact of local authority regulatory services on the fair trading environment 0
184 Food establishments in the area which are broadly compliant with food hygiene law 0
185 Environmental sustainability CO2 reduction from Local Authority operations 35
186 Per capita reduction in CO2 emissions in the LA area 100
187 Tackling fuel poverty - % people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating 40
188 Planning to adapt to climate change  56
189 Flood and coastal erosion risk management 5
190 Achievement in meeting standards for the control system for animal health 0
191 Residual household waste per household 38
192 Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting  68
193 Percentage of municipal waste landfilled 32
194 Air quality - % reduction in NOx and primary PM10 emissions through local authority’s estate and operations 1
195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness 72
196 Improved street and environmental cleanliness - fly tipping 8
197 Improved local biodiversity – proportion of local sites where positive conservation management has been or is being implemented 26
198 Children travelling to school - mode of travel usually used (5-16yrs - car (including vans and taxis)) 32
199 Children and young people’s satisfaction with parks and play areas 0