Place Survey 2008/2009
The 2008 Place Survey provides information on
people's perceptions of their local area and the local services
they receive.
The ‘Place Survey’ was carried out across all local
authorities in England in the autumn of 2008 as part of new
government requirements. The aim of the survey, which replaces the
old Best Value Performance Indicator Residents Survey (last carried
out in 2006), was to find out how well the different agencies, such
as the councils, the police and NHS, are doing in delivering the
services that matter to local residents, and whether things could
be done differently in the future.
Key questions in the survey include residents’
satisfaction with their area as a place to live and how satisfied
they are with the way the council and its partners run things. The
survey also covers a range of other questions on topics such as
information provision, local decision making and getting involved,
respect and consideration, community safety and Anti-Social
Behaviour, as well as more detailed questions on satisfaction with
certain services, for example, public transport provision,
libraries, refuse collection and household waste centres and parks
and open spaces.
In Melton, the survey was carried out jointly
by Melton Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council on
behalf of the Melton Strategic Partnership and Leicestershire
Together. In total just over a thousand people living in
Melton completed the survey.
The headline results (together with the results for
all local authorities nationally) were originally scheduled to me
made available by the Audit Commission and the Department for
Communities and Local Government (CLG) in March 2009. However, this
timetable was considerably delayed in order to allow the CLG and
Audit Commission to complete detailed quality assurance work on the
methodology prescribed nationally. This process was required as a
result of new government guidance being released on standards for
official statistics.
The CLG and Audit Commission are now beginning
the process of disseminating the findings. The first release of
data gives the results for the 18 Nation Indicators collected by
the survey.
Results
for the Leicester, Leicestershire county and districts are
available on the Leicestershire Statistics and Research Online
website.
National NI results from all local authorities across the country
are available on the CLG website.
The release date(s) for the remaining results from
the survey have not yet been confirmed. As and when more data is
released the results will be made available on this site as soon as
possible. Once the full data set has been released detailed
analysis reports will be made available.
Place Survey - National
Indicators
The Place Survey has been used to collect 18 of the
199 new National Indicators. The survey will be carried out every 2
years to monitor performance over time. The table below shows the
18 National Indicator (NI) scores from Melton and
Leicestershire:
|
|
|
Melton
%
|
Leicestershire
%
|
|
|
Overall Base
|
1178
|
8530
|
|
NI 1
|
% of people who believe people from different
backgrounds get on well together in their local area
|
82.9
|
82.1
|
|
NI 2
|
% of people who feel that they belong to their
neighbourhood
|
60.4
|
60.1
|
|
NI 3
|
Civic participation in the local area
|
15.3
|
11.9
|
|
NI 4
|
% of people who feel they can influence
decisions in their locality
|
24.2
|
27.5
|
|
NI 5
|
Overall/general satisfaction with local
area
|
84.9
|
84.6
|
|
NI 6
|
Participation in regular volunteering
|
25.6
|
23.4
|
|
NI 17
|
Perceptions of anti-social behaviour
|
12.8
|
14.0
|
|
NI 21
|
Dealing with local concerns about ASB and
crime issues by the local council & police
|
21.9
|
25.1
|
|
NI 22
|
Perceptions of parents taking responsibility
for the behaviour of their children in the area
|
34.2
|
31.2
|
|
NI 23
|
Perceptions that people in the area treat one
another with respect and consideration
|
22.1
|
22.7
|
|
NI 27
|
Understanding of local concerns about
anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police
|
21.5
|
23.1
|
|
NI 37
|
Awareness of civil protection arrangements in
the local area
|
13.5
|
12.1
|
|
NI 41
|
Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a
problem
|
20.0
|
22.4
|
|
NI 42
|
Perceptions of drug use or drug dealing as a
problem
|
22.5
|
23.9
|
|
NI 119
|
Self-reported measure of people's overall
health and wellbeing
|
80.6
|
78.2
|
|
NI 138
|
Satisfaction of people 65 and over with both
home and neighbourhood
|
89.4
|
86.9
|
|
NI 139
|
The extent to which older people receive the
support they need to live independently at home
|
33.3
|
31.6
|
|
NI 140
|
Fair treatment by local services
|
70
|
74.7
|
]