Archived decisions

Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

1

Ensure continuous improvement, economic effectiveness, safety, efficient service delivery and sustainable development

Annual review of group's effectiveness

Ideas generated for indi-vidual services

Solutions sought for cross-cutting issues

Bi-annual officer group formed from BV review team and ECT, with terms of reference to keep planning / transport initiatives under review to identify opportunities for reducing congestion

More coordinated Member involvement in transport issues - clarify best way to involve Members following modernisation

`Car clubs' to be investigated*

BL

PV

AC

Ideas to be evaluated October 2002

Member champion and other arrangements to be set up - October 2002

Preliminary investigation completed December 2001. Further review for completion in December 2002.

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Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

2

To integrate operational provision across services to:

· maximise use of capacity

· maximise efficiency through economies of scale

Average number of passengers per journey

Cost per passenger journey of subsidised bus services

Similar figure not yet known for home-to-school transport and social services transport

11.0

£1.05

To be determined after pilot project

£1.05

ie absorb rising costs

Establish patterns of transport in sample urban and rural areas

· Illustrative mapping of all passenger transport in Andover


· Implement TESTBED demand responsive services*¹

· Undertake `clean sheet' review of Test Valley*²

· Roll out `clean sheet' approach to a further area of Hampshire

· Review Hart/ Rushmoor project and extend scope

MR

MR

MR

MR

MR

Map to P&R BV Panel -

May 2001

Implemented `Cango' service

June 2002

Completed March 2002

March 2003

Project now managed with TESTBED

Scope for service development increased March 2002

costs contained

£500

£330,000 from Gov't

£1,000

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Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

3

To maximise efficiency in transport management arrangements

(Additional operational efficiencies measured by performance indicators for outcome 1)

Staff costs per passenger journey:

Public transport

Social Services

transport

Home to school transport

£0.10

not yet known but also incurs Care Manager time

not yet known

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Arrange Social Services transport through Environment Grouping:

· Eastleigh/ Romsey pilot Area set up*

· Review results of year 1

Integrate home to school transport for SS looked after children

Devise implementation plan for recommendations of community transport review

Review options for transport coordination - following report by consultant (TAS)

JG

JG

GW/TR

KI

MR

Implement trial coordination project- delayed to autumn 2002

Identify options for future and roll out if appropriate - Feb 2003

Implement April 2003

September 2002

Assessed at P&R BV Panel - May 2001

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Set-up £10,000

ongoing tbd

£500

Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

4

Internal and external sources of funding are structured to maximise support for transport policies and strategies

Performance measured by indicators for outcomes 1 and 2

Review pooling and co-ordination of budgets and other sources of funding, once studies and co-ordination arrangements in place

AT with budget holders and partners

View taken on applicability - March 2003

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5

Discretionary spending on passenger transport is provided in accordance with corporate priorities and customer needs

This is a one-off activity which will not be subject to continuous performance measurement

Review, following development of bus strategy. To be considered by Environment PRC during Autumn 2002

MR/AT

Dec 2002

Implemented in 2003/04 budget

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6

Ensure continuity of provision and entitlement where County Council is corporate parent

Number of complaints

Not recorded

Identify budgets for provision for looked after children and respite care and agree they are held in appropriate department

County Manager /TR

April 2003

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7

Ensure decisions on entitlement to school transport services are linked to budget considerations and control

Average daily cost per pupil with special needs entitled to free school transport

£10.71

Determine after pilots

Pilots for devolution of transport budget to schools - proposals to LMS Steering Group (Heads)*

Compare integration vs devolution benefits and assess outcomes, including whether budgets are held in the right place

TR

AT/TR/ MR

Initial Report - Autumn 2002

Evaluation report in Autumn 2002

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Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

8

To ensure there is two-way flow of information so that:

· local communities can communicate needs

· County Council can obtain feedback

· County Council can promote initiatives

Satisfaction measure

Not available until survey carried out

Not available until survey carried out

Develop better use of Area Forums:

· Link N/Mid Hants Forum to objective (1) above

· Roll out to other 2 forums

· Carry out periodic satisfaction survey

KI

Completed in March 2002

Included in new county-wide transport forum

Survey no longer required due to new countywide forum

Best Value interim survey will follow-up this aspect - Summer 2003

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Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

9

Consistent Health and Safety standards applied across County Council

Health and Safety mechanisms to be put in place and monitored in line with the corporate risk assessment approach

Corporate working group to coordinate standards

GC

Standards agreed - July 2001

Composition and remit of ongoing monitoring group to be determined - Autumn 2002

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10

Make school routes safe to walk within statutory walking distances

Number that are unsafe with transport costs over £10,000

2

0

Assess cost/benefit of possible improvements

Develop agreed process for future disputes

TR/PB

TR/PB

CBA assess-ment for each unsafe route - September 2001

April 2003

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Objective / Outcome

Performance Indicator

Current Perform.

Perform. Target

Actions

Respons. Officer

Target Date

Cost / Saving

11

Reduce traffic congestion caused by school run

Unable to determine performance indicator until investigation is carried out

This is a one-off activity which will not be subject to continuous performance measurement

Investigate provision of non-statutory support to school journeys

- develop cost/benefit analysis for specific example of Headley*¹

Review effectiveness of arrangements for implementing safety of routes to schools through school transport plans

TR/AT

PB

September 2001, now under way

Review and integrate into existing 2002/03 capital programme -April 2002

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12

Reduce transport costs by increasing competition in the market where there are supply shortages

Average number of tenders:

for each local bus service contract

for each school transport contract

for each SS transport contract

Less than 2

Not yet known

Not yet known

2.5 by 31 March 2003

3 by 31 March 2005

Experiment with own fleet and financing option to provide transport directly*²

TR/JG

TR/AT/MR

Cost benefit analysis to Education Resources Sub - June 2001

Need to review note by Neil Jones - Autumn 2003

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