Archived decisions

Pathfinder Best Value reviews (1999/00)

Review

Basis of estimated costs

Direct costs

£

Indirect (opportunity) costs

Days £

Total costs £

Highways network management

29 projects completed

Not known

Countryside service

Not known

Year 1 Best Value Reviews (2000/01)

Review

Basis of estimated costs

Direct costs

£

Indirect (opportunity) costs

Days £

Total costs

Legal services

estimated for LL workshop

25,500

Day and resource centres - PD

estimated for LL workshop

54

35,000

Day care - OP

estimated for LL workshop

11,000

88

19,360

30,360

Day activities - LD

estimated for LL workshop

90

50,000

Provider and contracted services - MH

estimated for LL workshop

37,000

Employment services

estimated for LL workshop

31,200

209

45,980

77,180

Orange badges

estimated for LL workshop

44

16,000

Receivership

estimated for LL workshop

147

26,262

Equipment and technician service; occupational therapy; adaptations

estimated for LL workshop

23,000

143

24,600

47,600

Children in mental health services

estimated for LL workshop

138

30,360

30,360

Support services for social services

estimated for LL workshop

186

32,700

Information analysis

estimated for LL workshop

5,000

15,450

20,450

Complaints - social services

estimated for LL workshop

105

16,000

Transport - social services

estimated for LL workshop

2,000

182

27,800

Strategic management of education

estimated for LL workshop

37

5,940

5,940

Specialist teacher advisory service

estimated for LL workshop

99

20,600

20,600

School admissions

estimated for LL workshop

56

12,320

12,320

Bi-lingual support service

estimated for LL workshop

27

5,940

5,940

Outdoor education service

Review team leader asked to estimate

Not known

Home-to-school transport

Review team leader asked to estimate

500

55

12,100

12,600

School crossing patrols

estimated for LL workshop

100

37

8,140

8,240

Passenger transport

estimated for LL workshop

40,000

161

35,420

75,420

Road safety

estimated for LL workshop

0

100

22,000

22,000

Library service

estimated for LL workshop

0

160

35,200

35,200

Total 24 reviews

670,472

Average cost over 23 reviews

29,000

Year 2 Best Value Reviews (2001/02)

Review

Basis of estimated costs

Direct costs

£

Indirect (opportunity) costs

Days £

Total costs

Registration service

Outcome report + est of days by project officer

4,500

55

12,400

16,900

Hampshire Transport Management

Only estimated at start of review

0

47.5

5,462

5,462

Residential Care

- Y2 & Y3 review

Older people

Mental health

Disabled

(All reviews completed)

Only est'd at start

Actual

Only est'd at start

11,500

1,000

5,000

395

115

52,298

18,580

12,770

101,148

Looked after children

Only estimated at start of review

23,200

not known

41,000

64,200

Carers and respite care

Actual

5,972

287.5

42,346

48,318

Care management for adults and older people

Only estimated at start of review

13,000

260

43,000

56,000

Inspection and advice for schools

Actual

not known

not known

not known

14,300

Support for school governors

Review team leader asked to estimate

1,400

95

20,900

22,300

Education training

Only estimated at start of review

29,900

not known

5,000

34,900

School music service

Actual

not known

not known

not known

46,000

Support for school libraries

Only estimated at start of review

0

80

17,600

17,600

Educational psychology

Only estimated at start of review

2,000

95

24,000

26,000

Transport network improvements

Review team leader asked to estimate

5,000

76

24,000

29,000

Policy development in Environment Grouping

- Y2 & Y3 review

Actual

18,800

220

48,400

67,200

Cross-cutting reviews

Economic prosperity

Review team leader asked to estimate

Not yet known

Support for the voluntary and community sector

Actual

4,195

106

23,320

27,515

Financial management

Review team leader asked to estimate

5,000

40

8,800

13,800

Catering

Only estimated at start of review

0

90

19,800

19,800

Youth

- Y2 & Y3 review

Actual

1,792

153

33,660

35,452

Passenger transport

Review team leader asked to estimate

5,000

50

11,000

16,000

Total 20 reviews

127,259

444,536

571,795

Average cost over 19 reviews

30,095

Year 3 Best Value Reviews (2002/03)

Review

Basis of estimated costs

Direct costs

£

Indirect (opportunity) costs

Days £

Total costs

Regulatory Services

Actual

6,000

70

15,400

21,400

Residential Care

- Y2 & Y3 review

Included in Year 2

Support for people with sensory impairment

Actual days x notional cost

2,520

100

22,000

24,520

Children in the community

- Y3 and Y4 review

Only just begun = estimate x notional cost

4,000

580

127,600

131,600

Education welfare service

Actual

300

66.5

14,630

14,930

Education other than at school

Only just begun = first estimate

4,000

50

11,000

15,000

Policy development

- Y2 & Y3 review

Included in Year 2

Cross-cutting reviews

Democratic services

Part-way estimate

200

80

17,600

17,800

International relations

Actual

2,031

79

17,380

19,411

Youth

- Y2 & Y3 review

Included in Year 2

Total 7 reviews

19,051

1025.5

225,610

244,661

Average cost over 7 reviews

34,952

- Y2 & Y3 review These reviews were conducted over a two year period. They did not benefit from the streamlined Best Value review process.

Two year reviews Costs are shown in the first year of the review - which is when the review is also counted within the programme.

Indirect costs These have been calculated on a notional rate of £220 per day, unless the actual rates were recorded.

Total costs from 99/ 00 to 02/03 £

Central team

439,000

Performance plan

97,000

Support / process

210,500

Reviews

1,486,928

Total

2,233,428