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Personal Social Services Performance Assessment Framework indicators 1999-2000 and 1998-99

  • Last modified date:
    15 September 2008

The 1999-2000 data set is the second set of data for England published by the Department of Health for the performance indicators associated with the PSS PAF. The data were supplied to the Department by each of the 150 councils with social services responsibilities. Data for the year ending 31 March 2000 are available for 37 of the 50 indicators, two of which (A2 educational qualifications of children looked after and E45 ethnicity of children in need) are reported on for the first time. The data for the remaining 13 will come on stream over the next two years.

A number of the indicator values for 1999-2000 included in the publication have since been revised and details are given in each of the sections below. The main revisions arise from checks carried out with councils with social services responsibilities to resolve differences between data supplied on their Key Statistics returns used in compiling the publication and (a) final expenditure data from the RO3 return that was published in May 2001 and (b) Audit Commission Perfomance Indicator data published in January 2001. Revisions made in December 2005 arise from ONS revisions to the mid year population estimates in the light of the 2001 Census results; these only effect indicators C26-33. Revisions made in November 2003 arise from substituting 2001 Census data for 1991 Census data in indicator E45; no other indicators are affected.

The bandings for indicators A1, C28-32 and E49 were revised when the 2001-02 data were published on 15 November 2002. In most cases the revisions are intended to apply to earlier years also. The link for the revised bandings for 2000-2001 is below. Revised bandings for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 are included in the Key Indicators Graphical System (KIGS) and may be calculated from the bandings shown here by reassigning to band 5 values for C28-32 and E49 currently assigned to bands 2H, 3H or 4H and values for A1 currently assigned to bands 2L, 3L and 4L.

The Publication

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  • General pages:
    Quick Start - a short explanation of the document so you can start using it straight away
    Acknowledgements
    Introduction
    Setting the Context
      - The PSS Performance Assessment System
     - Performance Data
      - The Development Agenda
      - The Interface Agenda
      - Social Services' Contribution to Government - Wide Objectives
    Main Messages from the Data
    National Summary of Performance
    Using the PSS PAF
  • Performance against each of the indicators - text
  • Performance against each of the indicators - charts (two page spread for each indicator for which data are available)
  • Annexes
      - Annex A - An explanation of banding
      - Annex B - What indicator values translate into what bands
      - Annex C - Objectives for Social Services
      - Annex D - Data notes
      - Annex E - Related publications and further information
      - Annex F - Glossary of terms
  • List of Indicators

Errata sheet  issued 11/10/00 - Note that these corrections only apply to the paper version of the document. The electronic version of the document on this site has had these corrections made already with the exception of changes to page 93 (chart D37) for which the correct figure for Kingston upon Thames is 93% not 63% and the correct band is 4L not 1L.

Some data revisions were published on 29 November 2000. These are not included in Social Services Performance in 1999-2000 but are included in the spreadsheets of data for individual councils etc mentioned below. A spreadsheet is available showing the resulting changes to bandings shown in 'Social Services Performance in 1999-2000'.

A number of the indicator values hghfor 1999-2000 included in the publication have since been revised see above) . A spreadsheet is available showing the latest values of each indicator for England and Audit Commission group averages, the corresponding values from the publication and the actual and percentage differences (Social Services Performance Assessment Framework). A spreadsheet is available showing the revised bandings replacing those shown in Social Services Performance in 1999-2000.

Spreadsheets containing the indicator data for individual councils

For each of the sets of data (except revised 1 December 2005) the following information is available:

all the indicators for one council on one page
or
all the indicators for all councils:

  • as indicators (includes medians, quartiles, minima and maxima) in Excel 97 format
  • as bands in Excel 97 format 
  • as numerators and denominators (includes medians, quartiles, minima and maxima) in Excel 97 format.

The following spreadsheet shows the data used to compile the 1999-2000 Key Statistics return and which indicators each data item is used for. A copy of the return and a copy of the guidance notes that accompanied the return is available below.

Press Releases

Further Information

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Contacts

  • General information
    MB-PSS-Performance@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 4620
  • PAF data, Key Statistics, KIGS
    Keith.Childs@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5736
  • Obtaining a copy of KIGS CD-ROM (Last issued November 2003)
    Jeff.Palmer@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5602
  • Obtaining a User ID and Password to access KIGS on the Internet
    PICSQueries@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    0113 254 5040
  • PAF development and bandings - adults
    Nalyni.Shanmugathasan@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5820
  • PAF development and bandings - children
    Ruth.Edwards@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 1509
  • PSS children - statistics
     Ruth.Edwards@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 1509
  • PSS adults - statistics
    Kate.Anderson@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5582
  • PSS performance, star ratings, SSI assessments
    Mike.Beazley@csci.gsi.gov.uk
    0113 220 4688

Previous documents

Revised data on Social Services Performance in 1998-99 was published on 11 May 2000.

The Statistical press release (see link below) includes a table showing revised averages for England and for Audit Commission groups. Data for individual local authorities, as well as these averages and corresponding medians, quartiles, minima and maxima, are available in a spreadsheet.

Provisional PSS PAF data for 1998-99 was published on 24 November 1999 in "Social Services Performance in 1998-99: The Personal Social Services Performance Assessment Framework" in Portable Document Format . This version  (see link below) differs slightly from the paper version; the errata can be found below.

The data shown in this document have now been superseded; more up to date definitions and other information is given in the 1999-2000 publication. The indicators in the Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) were agreed by national and local government following a consultation in 1999.

The data for the indicators came from a number of sources. Data for 31 of the 35 currently available was collected from local authorities on the Key Statistics return and these are the only indicators that were revised on 11 May 2000. A copy of the return and a copy of the guidance notes that accompanied the return is available

Data published for individual authorities on 24 November 1999 is available in separate spreadsheets for 1998-99 and 1997-98 and in a rich text format document.

The following relate to the framework consultation and its outcome, and have been superseded by the above.

Details of the Indicators for 1999 and feedback from the consultation on the framework. Sets out the Social Services Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) for 1999 and the detail for the indicators, revised in the light of responses following the consultation. These are also set out in Social Services Performance in 1998-99 but this document explains how they relate to the indicators proposed in the consultation document below.

A New Approach To Social Services Performance - A Consultation Document Comments were requested on the specific questions raised on the proposed set of performance indicators for 1999/2000

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