CIPFA Statistical Information Service
Nearest Neighbours Model Update
posted on 27th April 2009; updated on 8th September 2011
View the impact upon your authority's comparator group following Local Government Reorganisation on 1 April 2009.
Developed to aid local authorities in comparative and benchmarking exercises, the CIPFA Nearest Neighbours Model adopts a scientific approach to measuring the similarity between authorities. Details of the update, including changes to each authority’s closest fifteen comparators can be found here.
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