Street Cleanliness Report
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As a consequence of the loss of the National Performance Indicator set in 2010, the significance of APSE Performance Networks data has grown and many local authorities that would otherwise have struggled to develop their own performance management indicators for their services, have relied upon the robust and reliable systems deployed by APSE Performance Networks, to enhance their performance information.
As a result of discussions with member local councils, APSE enhanced the collection of data regarding local environmental quality through the development of a Land Audit Management System known as LAMS.
LAMS has increased the set of street cleansing performance indicators beyond the previous NI 195, to allow a wider view of the cleanliness of local environments. The system can be used both by front line staff and volunteers.
LAMS has allowed a new improved standard of benchmarking between comparable local English local authorities in the area of street cleansing and the wider local environment
These improvements complement the existing data sets within APSE Performance Networks, enabling trend analysis over time to be created, which is essential to effectively use data to monitor how public service performance is performing over time. In short, the data sets provide a rich source of information to all those committed to improving the,quality of street scene services for local residents and businesses in their area.
Whilst the methodology of LAMS is based on the previous National Indicator 195 ‘improved street and environmental cleanliness (litter, detritus, graffiti and fly-posting)’, it also benefits from the robust sample size of participation. This is based upon 42 local authorities spread across England who have carried out almost 36,000 transect inspections on street cleanliness levels during 2021/2022. The findings of which are contained within this report. This makes it the largest survey of street cleanliness levels carried out in England.
The data contained within this report is therefore an invaluable data source to local councils in England and to public administrations and Government bodies alike.
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APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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