Briefing note on local government National Indicator 7 ‘An environment for
a thriving third sector’ published
29 February 2008
The OTS has published a briefing note to provide Local Strategic
Partnerships (local public, private and third sector representatives) with
more information and guidance on National Indicator 7 – ‘An environment for
a thriving third sector’.
The new local government performance framework outlined in the 2006
Communities and Local Government (CLG) white paper, Strong and
Prosperous Communities includes a single set of 198 National
Indicators. These indicators cover all the national priority outcomes which
local authorities will be responsible for delivering.
New local area agreements (LAAs) form the heart of the new framework. They
are the agreement between central government, local authorities and their
partners to improve services and the quality of life in a community.
Although performance will be measured in an area against all 198
indicators, new LAAs will be the only vehicles for agreeing shared targets
with central government. Each LAA will have up to 35 national priority
targets with specific improvement targets set for each.
The briefing note covers:
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Why NI 7 has been included in the National Indicator set
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How performance against NI 7 will be measured
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The proposed new third sector survey
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Guidance on agreeing NI 7 improvement targets
It is designed to compliment information already provided by Communities
and Local Government (CLG). Further information on the new local government
performance framework can be found on the CLG website. CLG have
also published final detailed definitions for 138 of the national
indicators, these can be found via the link below.
