Vale council welcomes all-Wales report on services
An all-Wales local government report has highlighted the
excellent progress being maintained by the Vale of Glamorgan
Council.
The Local Government Data Unit (Wales) report reveals the Vale
as just one of two authorities with a 100 per cent record in
dealing with fly tipping incidents within five days of them being
reported. The Vale has achieved a similar 100 per cent mark,
alongside a number of other councils, in relation to the number of
households covered by a kerbside recycling collection service
(Welsh average 87 per cent) and the number of food hygiene and
health and safety inspections of "high risk" premises.
The Vale, the report reveals, takes only one day - and is
the top performing authority - in relation to time taken to
repair street lamps. The Welsh average is 4.8 days.
Welcoming the report, deputy leader Cllr Neil Moore, the cabinet
member for finance, said: "According to an unofficial league table
compiled by the 'Western Mail,' the Vale is joint third of Wales'
22 local authorities. The council cabinet, working with its staff,
will seek to ensure that the Vale remains among the top performing
councils in Wales.
"All council directorates and our workforce should be
congratulated for the great deal of excellent work they are
undertaking in particularly challenging times for local government.
They are delivering services that are, in many cases, well above
the Welsh average.
"We appreciate that there are a number of areas of concern, and
our officers will be looking at ways of addressing problems."
The performance of the Vale in other areas (with Welsh averages
in brackets) includes:
• the proportion of waste recycled was 22.49 per cent (17.9)
• children achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in core
curriculum subjects was 79 per cent (74)
• 95.1 per cent of roads and public spaces of an acceptable
level of cleanliness (97.09)
• 91.39 per cent pupil attendance at secondary schools (90.1 per
cent)
• proportion of 16 year olds leaving school with no
qualifications was 1.07 per cent (2.1)
• average time taken to deliver a disabled facilities grant was
617 days (545)
• people presenting as homeless receiving a decision within 33
working days was 94.6 per cent (85)
• domestic planning applications processed within eight weeks
was 38.5 per cent (47.6)
• the rate of delayed transfers of care (also known as bed
blocking) was 11.15 (9.49)
• average number of days of sick leave by council workers was
12.7 (11.3)
• the Council Tax collection rate was 97.2 per cent (96.59).