CIPFA Statistical Information Service

Is your Local Authority achieving value for money?

CIPFA Value for Money Reviews show how your local authority compares with a set of nearest neighbours and your class as a whole, identifying areas of both good and bad performance, presenting evidence for your value for money self assessment, areas where savings can be generated and offering a starting point for questions on how you can make improvements.

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CIPFAstats Datasets Browser

• childrens services

  • Childrens Services Actuals
  • Childrens Services Estimates

• environmental services

  • Cemeteries
  • Council Farms
  • Crematoria
  • Environmental Health
  • Sustainability
  • Trading Standards
  • Waste Collection and Disposal

• general finance

  • Capital Expenditure and Treasury Management
  • Council Tax Demands and Precepts
  • Direct Service Organisations*
  • External Funding*
  • Finance and General Actuals
  • Finance and General Estimates
  • Income Statistics
  • Local Authority Assets
  • Local Government Comparative Statistics*
  • Local Government Comparative Trends*
  • Pension Funds
  • PFI / PPP*
  • Prudential Indicators*
  • Rating Review Actuals
  • Rating Review Estimates
  • Revenue Collection
  • Support Services

• housing

  • Homelessness
  • Housing Rent Arrears and Housing Benefits
  • Housing Rents and Service Charges
  • Housing Revenue Account

• leisure and culture

  • Archive Services Actuals
  • Archive Services Estimates*
  • Charges for Leisure Services*
  • Cultural Statistics in Scotland
  • Culture; Sport and Recreation
  • Public Libraries
  • Public Library Actuals*
  • Public Library Estimates*

• personnel

  • Local Authority Workforce

• planning

  • Planning and Development

• public protection

  • Administration of Justice
  • Fire and Rescue Service
  • Police Actuals
  • Police Estimates
  • Police Objective Analysis
  • Probation Service*

• social care

  • Social Care Actuals
  • Social Services Estimates*

• transport

  • Highways and Transportation Actuals*
  • Highways and Transportation Estimates

* indicates publications that are no longer part of CIPFAstats survey range but historical data are still accessible