Direction of Travel judgement 2007
The Direction of Travel judgements outline the progress councils have made in achieving improvement over the last 12 months. There are 4 possible Direction of Travel judgements scored 1 to 4 where:
- 4 - Improving strongly
- 3 - Improving well
- 2 - Improving adequately
- 1 - Not improving adequately or not improving
We scored ‘Improving well’ in CPA 2007 and received from the Audit Commission, a 180 word summary of our progress in the last year.
South Tyneside Council is improving well. Services are improving outcomes for local people in priority areas.
Services for children are good and improving. Improvement in exam results is above the national average and children’s social care is improving. More older people are being helped to live at home.
Levels of household waste are reducing. Recycling is increasing but the rate of improvement is slow.
Cultural services initiatives and improvements have contributed to increased participation.
Regeneration schemes are increasing employment opportunities and delivering physical improvements in communities.
Levels of crime are reducing and there has been an increased focus on tackling anti-social behaviour.
The council has improved the quality of public sector housing with repairs completed faster.
The council has improved value for money and benefits processing.
The council is improving access to services and continues to work well with communities through improved consultation to develop future plans.
There are robust arrangements in place to focus on areas for improvement in priority services.
The challenge for the council is to sustain improvement in environmental and housing services and services to older people and cared for children.
Source: Audit Commission 2007 CPA Scorecard – Feb 2008
