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Appendix One: The National Performance Framework and the Concordat between Scottish Government and Local Government
The Scottish Government has established a new partnership with local government. The terms of this partnership are set out in the Concordat agreed between the Scottish Government and CoSLA (the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities). This partnership is set within the context of a new performance framework which "will allow us more clearly and openly to demonstrate our performance as a government and sharpen the focus of all those responsible for public service delivery, in national and local government, for the benefit of the people of Scotland" (John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, Foreword to the Scottish Budget Spending Review 2007).
The National Performance Framework can be accessed via this link
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/13092240/0 to the Scottish Budget Spending Review 2007 (click on Chapter 8). This link also provides access to the Concordat.
Scottish Government's Purpose: to focus the Government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.
High Level Targets
Indicator
GDP Growth
Productivity
Population Growth
Solidarity
Cohesion
Participation
Sustainability
National Outcomes
Target
To raise the growth rate to the UK level by 2011
To match the growth rate of small independent EU countries by 2017
To rank in the top quartile for productivity amongst our key trading partners of the OECD by 2017
To match average European ( EU15) population growth over the period from 2007 to 2017, supported by increased healthy life expectancy in Scotland over this period
To increase overall income and the proportion of income earned by the three lowest three income declines as a group by 2017
To narrow the gap in participation between Scotland's best and worst performing regions by 2017
To maintain our position on labour market participation as the top performing country in the UK and to close the gap with the top 5 OECD economies by 2017
To reduce emissions over the period to 2011.
To reduce emissions by 80% by 2050.
1. We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive place for doing business in Europe.
2. We realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people.
3. We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation.
4. Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens.
5. Our children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed.
6. We live longer, healthier lives.
7. We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish society.
8. We have improved the life chances for children, young people and families at risk.
9. We live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger.
10. We live in well-designed, sustainable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need.
11. We have strong, resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions and how they affect others.
12. We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect it and enhance it for future generations.
13. We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity.
14. We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production.
15. Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs.
National Indicators and Targets
Indicator 1: At least halve the gap in total research and development spending compared with EU average by 2011
Indicator 2: Increase the business start-up rate
Indicator 3: Grow exports at a faster average rate than GDP
Indicator 4: Reduce the proportion of driver journeys delayed due to traffic congestion
Indicator 5: Increase the percentage of Scottish domiciled graduates from Scottish Higher Education Institutions in positive destinations
Indicator 6: Improve knowledge transfer from research activity in universities
Indicator 7: Increase the proportion of school leavers (from Scottish publicly funded schools) in positive and sustained destinations ( FE, HE, employment or training)
Indicator 8: Increase the proportion of schools receiving positive inspection reports
Indicator 9: Increase the overall proportion of area child protection committees receiving positive inspection reports
Indicator 10: Decrease the proportion of individuals living in poverty
Indicator 11: 60% of school children in primary 1 will have no signs of dental disease by 2010
Indicator 12: Increase the proportion of pre-school centres receiving positive inspection reports
Indicator 13: Increase the social economy turnover
Indicator 14: Reduce the rate of increase in the proportion of children with their Body Mass Index outwith a healthy range by 2018
Indicator 15: Increase the average score of adults on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale by 2011
Indicator 16: Increase healthy life expectancy at birth in the most deprived areas
Indicator 17: Reduce the percentage of the adult population who smoke to 22% by 2010
Indicator 18: Reduce alcohol related hospital admissions by 2011
Indicator 19: Achieve annual milestones for reducing inpatient or day case waiting times culminating in the delivery of an 18 week referral to treatment time from December 2011
Indicator 20: Reduce proportion of people aged 65 and over admitted as emergency inpatients 2 or more times in a single year
Indicator 21: Reduce mortality from coronary heart disease among the under 75s in deprived areas
Indicator 22: All unintentionally homeless households will be entitled to settled accommodation by 2012
Indicator 23: Reduce overall reconviction rates by 2 percentage points by 2011
Indicator 24: Reduce overall crime victimisation rates by 2 percentage points by 2011
Indicator 25: Increase the percentage of criminal cases dealt with within 26 weeks by 3 percentage points by 2011
Indicator 26: Increase the percentage of people aged 65 and over with high levels of care needs who are cared for at home
Indicator 27: Increase the rate of new house building
Indicator 28: Increase the percentage of adults who rate their neighbourhood as a good place to live
Indicator 29: Decrease the estimated number of problem drug users in Scotland by 2011
Indicator 30: Reduce number of working age people with severe literacy and numeracy problems
Indicator 31: Increase positive public perception of the general crime rate in the local area
Indicator 32: Reduce overall ecological footprint
Indicator 33: Increase to 95% the proportion of protected nature sites in favourable condition
Indicator 34: Improve the state of Scotland's Historic Buildings, monuments and environment
Indicator 35: Biodiversity: increase the index of abundance of terrestrial breeding birds
Indicator 36: Increase the proportion of journeys to work made by public or active transport
Indicator 37: Increase the proportion of adults making one or more visits to the outdoors per week
Indicator 38: 50% of electricity generated in Scotland to come from renewable sources by 2020 (interim target of 31% by 2011)
Indicator 39: Reduce to 1.32 million tonnes waste sent to landfill by 2010
Indicator 40: Increase to 70% key commercial fish stocks at full reproductive capacity and harvested sustainably by 2015
Indicator 41: Improve people's perceptions, attitudes and awareness of Scotland's reputation
Indicator 42: Improve public sector efficiency through the generation of 2% cash releasing efficiency savings per annum
Indicator 43: Improve people's perceptions of the quality of public services delivered
Indicator 44: Improve the quality of healthcare experience
Indicator 45: Reduce the number of Scottish public bodies by 25% by 2011
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