Ceredigion One of the Highest Performing Authorities in Wales 2014-15

​The report shows that performance over a range of services such as education, children’s services, environment and housing in Ceredigion is either the best or it continues to improve.

Out of the 41 indicators used for comparison seven in education, adult protection and children’s services, Ceredigion was ranked best in Wales. For 24 of the measures Ceredigion’s performance improved across all Council Services compared to 2013-14 and there was a slight drop in performance for 14 of them.

The ‘best’ performance indicators demonstrated that every pupil aged 15 in the county leaving school, training or work based learning with one approved qualification; a higher proportion of vulnerable adults were being cared for in the community, helping them to lead normal lives and be part of their local community. The Council is in contact with every young person aged 19 who has been in care, in order to support their transition into every day adult life.

Services across the Council that showed an ‘improved’ performance including waste (black bags) collected and sent to landfill decreasing by half from 31% last year to only 15% this year; and more waste was reused or recycled this year, up from 58% last year to 61.5% this year. There was also an increase in the number of affordable housing units provided for residents from 16 units to 19 units.

There was a slight increase in the percentage of A-roads in poor condition from last year, and a decrease in the number of  visits per 1000 Ceredigion residents to sport and leisure facilities during the year from 6937 in 2014-15 to 6966 in the previous year.

Councillor Ray Quant MBE, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services, Improvement and Performance Management said: “Based on the independent review of the National Strategic Indicators, the Council staff can be proud of their overall performance in serving our citizens during 2014-15, especially against a background of reducing budgets for the past three years, which will continue for the foreseeable future.”

Cuts to Local Government in Wales mean that savings of £25 million will still have to be made by Ceredigion County Council over the next three years. This is in addition to cuts of £20 million that have already been made since 2012. The Council aims to continue to work hard to provide improved services for Ceredigion residents.

To access the Local Government Performance Report please click here, and for details of 2014-15 performance across Ceredigion and the rest of Wales, please see: http://www.infobasecymru.net