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Social Services Performance Assessment Framework Indicators: 2001-2002 and mid-2002-03

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007

This is the fourth 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 2002 are available for all of the 50 indicators, of which two are reported on for the first time (A4 employment, education and training for care leavers and D43 waiting time for care packages).

The publication

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Please quote document reference:PSSPAF/01-02

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A number of the indicator values for 2001-02 included in the publication have since been revised and details are given in each of the sections below. Data for mid 2002-03 (year ending 30 September 2002) are available for 7 indicators:

  • C20 Reviews of child protection cases
  • C23 Adoptions of children looked after
  • C26 Admissions of supported residents aged 65 or over to residential / nursing care
  • C27 Admissions of supported residents aged 18-64 to residential / nursing care
  • C32 Older people helped to live at home
  • D38 Percentage of items of equipment costing less than £1,000 delivered within 3 weeks
  • D39 Percentage of people receiving a statement of their needs and how they will be met

Contents

Cover

General Pages

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Quick start

  • a short explanation of the document so you can start using it straight away

Setting the context

  • The PSS performance assessment system
  • Performance data
  • The development agenda
  • The interface agenda
  • Social services' Contribution to government-wide objectives
  • Local Public Service Agreements
  • Social Services Star Ratings

Key findings

National summary of performance

Using the performance indicators

Performance against each of the indicators

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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

Annex G: Comparator Groups for Joint Reviews and SSI Inspections

Spreadsheets containing the indicator data for individual councils

2001-02 data revised 1 December 2005 (revisions reflect revisions to mid year population estimates and only affect indicators AO/A5, C26-33 and E49)

2001-02 data revised 26 February 2004

2001-02 data revised 13 November 2003

2001-02 data revised 28 March 2003

2001-2002 data published 15 November 2002

The bandings for this indicator vary between councils as they are related to the levels of employment, education and training for all 19 year olds in the council area.

The first and third of the above spreadsheets include adjusted cost indicators. These allow for respite and short term placements for children looked after (indicators B8 to B10) nights spent in boarding schools (B8 and B9) and nights spent placed for adoption (B8 and B10), and full cost paying residents in councils' own homes and in homes provided by others if included in expenditure (indicators B12 to B16). The adjusted version of E44 includes a share of commissioning and social work costs in the numerator which makes it more comparable with data for earlier years.

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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
    Jeff.Palmer@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5602
  • PAF development and bandings
    Nalyni.Shanmaguthasan@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 5820
  • PSS performance policy, star ratings/performance fund
    Peter.Steele@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    020 7972 4341
  • 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, SSI assessments
    Mike.Beazley@doh.gsi.gov.uk
    0113 254 6482

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