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Performance indicators (2003-4)

Performance indicators Carlisle City Council Cumbria County Council English average
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% of business rates collected 99.2 N/A 98.36
% of top 5 % of earners that are women 27.59 42.01 28.13
% of top 5 % of earners from black & minority ethnic communities 0 0.37 2.75
Proportion of working days/shifts lost due to sickness (days/full time equivalent employee) 12.8 9.13 10.34
% of employees retiring early (excluding ill-health retirements) as a % of the total work force 0 0.5 0.63
% of employees retiring on grounds of ill health as a % of the total workforce 0.74 0.43 0.39
% of authority buildings open to the public in which all public areas are suitable for & accessible to disabled people 67 0 44
% of interactions with the public, by type, which are capable of electronic service delivery & which are being delivered using internet protocols or other paperless methods 61.72 35 63.62
% of staff with disabilities compared with % of economically active disabled people (aged 18-65) in local authority area 2.69 0.93 N/A
% of economically active disabled people in the local authority area 15.39 16.21 N/A
% of staff from ethnic minorities compared with % of economically active ethnic minorities in local authority area 0.7 0.3 N/A
% of economically active people from ethnic minorities in local authority area 0.9 0.7 N/A
Electricity consumption/m2 of local authority operational property, compared with comparable buildings in the UK as a whole 117 144 N/A
Fossil fuel consumption/m2 of local authority operational property, compared with comparable buildings in the UK as a whole 98 147 N/A
Average lamp circuit energy (Kwh/streelight) consumption for street lights, compared with the UK national average N/A 71 N/A
Does the authority have a Community Strategy, developed in collaboration with the local strategic partnership, for improving the economic, social & environmental well being in a way that is sustainable? Yes No 79%
By when will a full review of the community strategy be completed? If such a review was scheduled for this year, was it completed on time? 5-Oct N/A N/A
Has the authority reported progress towards implementing the community strategy to the wider community this year? If no, by when will this be undertaken? Yes N/A 53%
By when does the authority plan to have such a strategy in place? Are the partnership arrangements in place to support the production of the strategy? N/A 29/10/2004 N/A
The level, (if any), of the Equality Standard for Local Government to which the authority conforms. (Level 5 is an example of best practice) 0 0 N/A
Duty to promote race equality. % score against a checklist of procedures, processes & outcomes 26 52 47
% of citizens satisfied with the overall service provided 59 52 54.63
Base numbers for survey 1071 1072 1508.75
Confidence interval for survey 2.95 2.99 2.56
% of complainants satisfied with the handling of their complaint 35 31 32.73
Base number for survey 170 142 260.84
Confidence interval for survey 7.18 7.63 5.9
% of undisputed invoices for commercial goods & services which were paid by the authority within 30 days 98.7 81.13 90.71