6.1 Background

The aim of our LTP2 Performance Management is to improve end-to-end management of the delivery of schemes and projects within the LTP2, and to provide the ability to undertake troubleshooting and performance analysis of implemented projects.

Our performance is underwritten by our Risk Management Plan which identifies areas of risk and categorises them in order that we may effectively minimise them.

To assess whether Lancashire’s LTP2 is delivering its stated objectives, it is essential to set targets and monitor progress towards them. This chapter sets out a framework of risk management and targets by which we and our partners will evaluate LTP2 and also the methods and techniques we will use to monitor them.

Lancashire’s Performance Indicator targets must be set to allow us to determine our progress towards our stated aims and objectives and the Government’s four shared priorities. Although the LTP2 takes into account the longer-term vision for Lancashire, the targets set are for the five-year period of the plan, 2006-2011.

Lancashire has followed Government guidance and the targets set are governed by the overarching objectives set out in LTP2. These are to;

• be relevant to Government’s aims and policies
• be challenging and realistic
• reflect national targets
• be easily understood
• be relevant to the local area
• be easy to monitor in a robust way
• be outcome related
• relate to the Regional Spatial Strategy, Best Value Performance Indicators, BVPI, and Local and Public Sector Agreements, LPSA.

There are two types of targets in LTP2:

• mandatory targets, which have been specified by DfT or relate to those set as part of the Best Value system
• local indicators and targets, reflecting local circumstances.

Mandatory and Local indicators are published and are contained in our LTP2 and APRs. We also have a number of departmental indicators which are used for internal performance management purposes but are not part of the LTP monitoring process. The Government considered that all local authorities should be monitoring certain outcomes and has set mandatory indicators that focus on improving accessibility, road safety, congestion, air quality and the environment, other quality of life issues and effective asset management. The use of mandatory indicators will assist the Government in assessing our progress at a national level. Lancashire is required to set targets against mandatory indicators. The mandatory indicators relating to congestion and air quality are only applicable to urban areas containing populations greater than 250,000 or where an air quality management area has been declared, so they do not apply in Lancashire.

We have also identified a number of local indicators that are non-mandatory. These reflect local priorities within Lancashire and are directly related to the outcomes that are most important to the area or specific projects, such as Preston and South Ribble CiVITAS initiative.

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