The attached checklist is intended to provide a guide for members in
deciding which service areas might usefully be examined in more depth.
It can also provide a template for determining priorities between
service options.
The scoring system is designed so that services which are most
appropriate for further examination will score the highest percentage.
The checklist should be seen only as a guide to the sorts of questions
that the scrutiny process should entail. No crude formula can replace the
intricate task of balancing a wide range of complex issues, and scores should
be seen simply as a broad direction indicator for future work.
Service
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Service
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Score |
Basis of scoring |
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Objectives – does it contribute to: |
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Improving access to services & facilities |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Ensuring quality in the built environment |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Developing tourism |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Developing learning skills |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Promoting equality |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Supporting jobs & the local economy |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Guaranteeing quality of life and sustainability |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Service levels: |
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What level do we have to provide by law |
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do the public want the current level
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do select committees want the current
level
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do partners (e.g. parishes) want the
current level
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Is it a Government priority
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Do other services depend on this one
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Would you cut elsewhere to increase this
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Client groups benefiting: |
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Young (0 to 10)
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Youth (11-17)
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Young Adult (18 – 25)
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Elderly (65+)
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Unemployed
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Disabled
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Proportion of population using the
service
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1 point for each 10% |
Proportion of population needing the service
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1 point for each 10% |
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The market: |
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Is the Council a main supplier (> 75%) |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Could/would partners do it instead |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Could/would the private sector do it instead |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Finance: |
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Is it self financing |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Is it supported by Government/Quango funds |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Will costs rise in future |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Are there future investment requirements |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Are there long term savings |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Total |
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(Maximum 48 – highest scores looked at further) |
% |
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Service
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Score |
Basis of scoring |
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Objectives – does it contribute directly to and / or
achieve: |
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The aims of the Council's strategic vision |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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The community focus of the Council |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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The financial control and risk management of the Council |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Supporting service delivery |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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The Council's standards of conduct |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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The management and development of resources |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Service levels: |
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What level do we have to provide by law |
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do the public want the current level
|
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do select committees want the current
level
|
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Do partners (e.g. parishes) want the
current level
|
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Same 0; More 1; less 0 |
Is it a Government priority
|
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Do other services depend on this one
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Would you cut elsewhere to increase this
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Client groups benefiting: |
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The Executive / Individual Portfolio
Holders
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Select Committees
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Members Generally
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Directors
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Employees
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
External Recipients of services
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Schools
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Managers
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
Proportion of the Council using the
service
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1 point for each 10% |
Proportion of the Council needing the
service
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1 point for each 10% |
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The market: |
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Is the Council a main supplier (> 75%) |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Could/would partners do it instead |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Could/would the private sector do it instead |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Finance: |
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Is it self financing |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Is it supported by Government/Quango funds |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
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Will costs rise in future |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Are there future investment requirements |
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Yes = 1; No = 0 |
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Are there long term savings |
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Yes = 0; No = 1 |
Total |
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(Maximum 48 – highest scores looked at further) |
% |
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