Led by London Councils and the London boroughs of Richmond and Lewisham, the Local Authority Performance Solution (LAPS) is a pioneering project to share, compare and analyse local performance data collected by London boroughs. The overall aim is to enable London local government to drive up comparable performance and value for money on the issues that are important to Londoners.
London boroughs have agreed to regularly share and analyse this data on a capital-wide basis, allowing them to compare their own performance with others and, by factoring in the cost of services as well as outcomes, to accurately assess their relative value for money.
With data provided quarterly, LAPS delivers timely analysis that enables an early identification of areas where innovations or best practice are performing well and delivering value for money – helping drive up performance for all boroughs.
By working together to share this data in ways that other local authorities currently do not, London boroughs are leading the way in developing an open and transparent means of assessing the comparative costs, performance and value of public services across the capital.
LAPS is a successful project and London Councils continues to work with boroughs to develop LAPS as the leading value and performance analysis tool for London local government.
Forthcoming enhancements will include enabling boroughs with similar demographic and social profiles to compare their relative performance on a service by service basis.
Importantly, following the coalition government’s decision to change the national performance and inspection regime for local services, work is underway on agreeing the key measures of performance that London would wish to use in an era of greater devolution.
Theme: London Councils, Fair Funding, Performance & Procurement
Status: Closed
Project Manager: Selena Lansley
Contact: selena.lansley@londoncouncils.gov.uk
