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 indiv. 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 co-ordinated member involvement in transport issues - Clarify best way to involve members following modernisation

`Car clubs' to be investigated.

Car clubs in rural areas to be investigated as part of Community Transport.

BL

PV

HPT/KI

Ideas identified in Spring 2003. Evaluation underway as part of LTP process.

Member involvement and other arrangements set up - October 2002

Investigations complete .Jan 2002. Minor applications identified.

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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 Cango 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

· Undertake `clean sheet' review of Test Valley

· Roll out `clean sheet' approach to SE Hampshire

· Review Hart/ Rushmoor project and extend scope

HPT

HPT

HPT

HPT

HPT

Map to P&R BV Panel -

May 2001

Implemented `Cango' service

June 2002. Monitoring. report to WHTS Panel in Summer 2003

Completed March 2002.

Report completed Dec 02

Expanded project now managed with TESTBED

costs contained

£500

£330k from Gov't

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3

To maximise efficiency in transport management arrangements - make best use of demand centre

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

Staff costs per passenger journey:

Public transport

Social Services

Transport

£0.10

not yet known but also incurs Care Manager time

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Arrange Social Services transport through Env Department

· Eastleigh/ Romsey pilot Area set up

· Review results of year 1

Devise and implement plan for recommendations of Community Transport Review (CTR)

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

JG

JG

KI

HPT

Pilot comm'd in Summer 2003.

Identify options for future and roll out if appropriate - Feb 2004

CTR recs to be incorp in CT Dev Plan. SS funding due to transfer to Env Dept 04/05

Assessed at P&R BV Panel - May 2001

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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 - Report relating to the treatment of LTP & Cross Cutting projects early 2004

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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

HPT / AT

Implemented in 2003/4 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 dept

SL / TR

To be implemented in April 2004

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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

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

TR/AT/ HPT

Low interest by mainstream schools for pilots on devolving budgets. Options for pilots in some special schools being examined for start in Sept 2004.

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8

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

· local communities can communicate needs

· CC can obtain feedback

· CC 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 and district-wide transport fora

Survey no longer required due to new district wide forum .

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9

Consistent Health and Safety standards applied across County Council

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

Corporate working group established to co-ordinate standards.

Corporate policy `Road Transport and Driving' to be devised and published.

Implementation to be coordinated during 2003

GC

GC

HPT

Standards agreed - July 2001

Agree members and remit of monitoring group - Autumn 2002

Complete by March 2003

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10

Make school routes safe to walk within statutory walking distances

Number that are unsafe with transport costs over £10k

2

0

Assess cost/benefit of possible improvements.

Establish joint Ed & Env depts working on safer routes to school and school travel planning.

Develop agreed process for future disputes

TR / TC

TR/TC

CBA assessm't for each unsafe route - Sept '01 ?

No routes yet identified for action

Awaiting new national best practice guidance - April 2004

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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

Review the effectiveness of encouraging use of non car modes for journeys to school through school travel plans

TR / AT

JF

September 2001

Proposed legislation in 2004 to amend Education and Transport Acts to allow more flexible provision will allow this to be done more easily. Pilot area likely from Sept 2005)

Review as part of annual Safe Routes to School capital programme.

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12

Reducing transport costs by increasing competition in the market where there is supply shortages

Average number of tenders: for each

local bus service contract

school transport contract

social services transport contract

Less than 2

Not yet known

Not yet known

2.5 by 31.03.03

3 by 31.03.05

Experiment with own fleet and financing option to provide transport directly

TR/JG

TR/AT/

HPT

Cost benefit analysis to Education Resources Sub - June 2001

Draft report produced Autumn 2003

Bid to be considered for LTP 2006-11.

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