The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3096

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2006

Made

17th November 2006

Laid before Parliament

24th November 2006

Coming into force

15th December 2006

The Secretary of State, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99(4) of the Local Government Act 2003(1).

In accordance with section 99(4) of that Act she has received a report from the Audit Commission(2) produced under section 99(1) of that Act.

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 15th December 2006.

(2) This Order applies in relation to English local authorities(3).

Categorisation report

2.  The English local authorities (“authorities”), to which the report of the Audit Commission dated 31st August 2006 relates, are, by this Order, categorised in accordance with their categorisation in that report.

4 Stars Authorities

3.  The authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are categorised as 4 stars.

3 Stars Authorities

4.  The authorities listed in Schedule 2 are categorised as 3 stars.

2 Stars Authorities

5.  The authorities listed in Schedule 3 are categorised as 2 stars.

1 Star Authorities

6.  The authorities listed in Schedule 4 are categorised as 1 star.

0 Stars Authorities

7.  The authority listed in Schedule 5 is categorised as 0 stars.

Excellent Authorities

8.  The authorities listed in Schedule 6 are categorised as excellent.

Good Authorities

9.  The authorities listed in Schedule 7 are categorised as good.

Fair Authorities

10.  The authorities listed in Schedule 8 are categorised as fair.

Weak Authorities

11.  The authorities listed in Schedule 9 are categorised as weak.

Poor Authorities

12.  The authorities listed in Schedule 10 are categorised as poor.

Revocation

13.  The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England)(No.2) Order 2005 (4) is revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Angela Smith

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

17th November 2006

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 4 Stars Authorities

• Bexley London Borough Council

• Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

• Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Buckinghamshire County Council

• Camden London Borough Council

• Corporation of London

• Darlington Borough Council

• Derby City Council

• Derbyshire County Council

• Devon County Council

• Durham County Council

• Essex County Council

• Halton Borough Council

• Hampshire County Council

• Hartlepool Borough Council

• Hertfordshire County Council

• Kensington & Chelsea Royal Borough Council

• Kent County Council

• Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Lancashire County Council

• Leeds City Council

• Leicester City Council

• Leicestershire County Council

• Middlesbrough Borough Council

• Nottinghamshire County Council

• Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

• Sheffield City Council

• Shropshire County Council

• St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

• Sunderland City Council

• Surrey County Council

• Sutton London Borough Council

• Tameside Metropolitan District Council

• Telford & Wrekin District Council

• Wandsworth London Borough Council

• Westminster City Council

• Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

• Worcestershire County Council

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 3 Stars Authorities

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Bath & North East Somerset District Council

• Bournemouth Borough Council

• Bracknell Forest Borough Council

• Bradford City Council

• Brent London Borough Council

• Brighton & Hove City Council

• Bromley London Borough Council

• Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

• Cambridgeshire County Council

• Cheshire County Council

• Cornwall County Council

• Coventry City Council

• Croydon London Borough Council

• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

• Dorset County Council

• Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

• Ealing London Borough Council

• East Riding of Yorkshire District Council

• East Sussex County Council

• Enfield London Borough Council

• Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

• Gloucestershire County Council

• Greenwich London Borough Council

• Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

• Haringey London Borough Council

• Herefordshire District Council

• Hounslow London Borough Council

• Islington London Borough Council

• Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough Council

• Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

• Lewisham London Borough Council

• Luton Borough Council

• Manchester City Council

• Medway District Council

• Milton Keynes District Council

• Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

• Newham London Borough Council

• Norfolk County Council

• North Lincolnshire District Council

• North Yorkshire County Council

• Northumberland County Council

• Oxfordshire County Council

• Poole Borough Council

• Portsmouth City Council

• Reading Borough Council

• Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

• Salford City Council

• Slough Borough Council

• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

• Somerset County Council

• South Gloucestershire District Council

• South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

• Southampton City Council

• Southwark London Borough Council

• Suffolk County Council

• Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

• Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

• Warrington Borough Council

• Warwickshire County Council

• West Sussex County Council

• Wiltshire County Council

• Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough Council

• Wokingham District Council

• Wolverhampton City Council

• York District Council

Article 5

SCHEDULE 3 2 Stars Authorities

• Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council

• Barnet London Borough Council

• Birmingham City Council

• Blackpool Borough Council

• Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

• Harrow London Borough Council

• Hillingdon London Borough Council

• Isle of Wight County Council

• Lambeth London Borough Council

• Lincolnshire County Council

• Liverpool City Metropolitan District Council

• Merton London Borough Council

• North Somerset District Council

• North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

• Northamptonshire County Council

• Nottingham City Council

• Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

• Peterborough City Council

• Plymouth City Council

• Redbridge London Borough Council

• Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

• Rutland District Council

• Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

• Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

• Staffordshire County Council

• Stoke-On-Trent City Council

• Swindon Borough Council

• Thurrock Borough Council

• Torbay District Council

• Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

• Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

• West Berkshire District Council

• Wirral Metropolitan District Council

Article 6

SCHEDULE 4 1 Star Authorities

• Bedfordshire County Council

• Bristol City Council

• Cumbria County Council

• Hackney London Borough Council

• Havering London Borough Council

• Isles of Scilly Council

• Kingston upon Hull City Council

• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

• Waltham Forest London Borough Council

Article 7

SCHEDULE 5 0 Star Authorities

• North East Lincolnshire District Council

Article 8

SCHEDULE 6 Excellent Authorities

• Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

• Blyth Valley Borough Council

• Cambridge City Council

• Canterbury City Council

• Chester City Council

• Chichester District Council

• Chiltern District Council

• Colchester Borough Council

• Derbyshire Dales District Council

• Easington District Council

• Elmbridge Borough Council

• Exeter City Council

• Guildford Borough Council

• Hambleton District Council

• High Peak Borough Council

• Horsham District Council

• Huntingdonshire District Council

• Maidstone Borough Council

• New Forest District Council

• North Cornwall District Council

• Runnymede Borough Council

• Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council

• South Hams District Council

• Spelthorne Borough Council

• Taunton Deane Borough Council

• Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

• Warwick District Council

• Wellingborough Borough Council

Article 9

SCHEDULE 7 Good Authorities

• Alnwick District Council

• Arun District Council

• Ashford Borough Council

• Aylesbury Vale District Council

• Babergh District Council

• Bedford Borough Council

• Bolsover District Council

• Braintree District Council

• Breckland District Council

• Brentwood Borough Council

• Broxbourne Borough Council

• Burnley Borough Council

• Carlisle City Council

• Carrick District Council

• Chelmsford Borough Council

• Cheltenham Borough Council

• Cherwell District Council

• Chesterfield Borough Council

• Cotswold District Council

• Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council

• Dacorum Borough Council

• Dartford Borough Council

• Derwentside District Council

• East Cambridgeshire District Council

• East Devon District Council

• East Dorset District Council

• East Hampshire District Council

• East Hertfordshire District Council

• Eastbourne Borough Council

• Eastleigh Borough Council

• Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council

• Epping Forest District Council

• Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

• Fareham Borough Council

• Gedling Borough Council

• Gosport Borough Council

• Great Yarmouth Borough Council

• Harborough District Council

• Hastings Borough Council

• Havant Borough Council

• Ipswich Borough Council

• Kennet District Council

• Kettering Borough Council

• Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council

• Lewes District Council

• Lichfield District Council

• Macclesfield Borough Council

• Maldon District Council

• Mole Valley District Council

• North Kesteven District Council

• Oswestry Borough Council

• Pendle Borough Council

• Penwith District Council

• Preston Borough Council

• Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

• Rushcliffe Borough Council

• Rushmoor Borough Council

• Ryedale District Council

• Salisbury District Council

• Scarborough Borough Council

• Sedgefield Borough Council

• Sevenoaks District Council

• South Bedfordshire District Council

• South Norfolk District Council

• South Oxfordshire District Council

• South Ribble Borough Council

• South Shropshire District Council

• St Edmundsbury Borough Council

• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

• Stevenage Borough Council

• Stroud District Council

• Tandridge District Council

• Teignbridge District Council

• Tendring District Council

• Test Valley Borough Council

• Three Rivers District Council

• Tynedale District Council

• Vale Royal Borough Council

• Waverley Borough Council

• Wealden District Council

• West Devon Borough Council

• West Lancashire District Council

• West Oxfordshire District Council

• Woking Borough Council

• Wychavon District Council

• Wycombe District Council

Article 10

SCHEDULE 8 Fair Authorities

• Adur District Council

• Allerdale Borough Council

• Amber Valley Borough Council

• Ashfield District Council

• Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

• Basildon District Council

• Bassetlaw District Council

• Blaby District Council

• Boston Borough Council

• Bridgnorth District Council

• Broadland District Council

• Broxtowe Borough Council

• Cannock Chase District Council

• Caradon District Council

• Charnwood Borough Council

• Chorley Borough Council

• Christchurch Borough Council

• Copeland Borough Council

• Craven District Council

• Crawley Borough Council

• Daventry District Council

• Dover District Council

• Durham City Council

• East Northamptonshire District Council

• East Staffordshire Borough Council

• Eden District Council

• Fenland District Council

• Forest Heath District Council

• Gloucester City Council

• Gravesham Borough Council

• Harrogate Borough Council

• Hart District Council

• Hertsmere Borough Council

• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

• Hyndburn Borough Council

• Kerrier District Council

• Lancaster City Council

• Lincoln City Council

• Malvern Hills District Council

• Melton Borough Council

• Mid Bedfordshire District Council

• Mid Suffolk District Council

• Mid Sussex District Council

• Newark and Sherwood District Council

• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

• North Hertfordshire District Council

• North Norfolk District Council

• North Warwickshire Borough Council

• North Wiltshire District Council

• Norwich City Council

• Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

• Purbeck District Council

• Redditch Borough Council

• Restormel Borough Council

• Ribble Valley Borough Council

• Richmondshire District Council

• Rother District Council

• Rugby Borough Council

• Sedgemoor District Council

• South Buckinghamshire District Council

• South Cambridgeshire District Council

• South Derbyshire District Council

• South Holland District Council

• South Kesteven District Council

• South Northamptonshire District Council

• South Somerset District Council

• South Staffordshire District Council

• St. Albans City Council

• Stafford Borough Council

• Suffolk Coastal District Council

• Surrey Heath Borough Council

• Swale Borough Council

• Tamworth Borough Council

• Tewkesbury Borough Council

• Uttlesford District Council

• Vale of White Horse District Council

• Wansbeck District Council

• Wear Valley District Council

• Welwyn Hatfield District Council

• West Dorset District Council

• West Lindsey District Council

• West Wiltshire District Council

• Winchester City Council

• Worcester City Council

• Worthing Borough Council

• Wyre Forest District Council

Article 11

SCHEDULE 9 Weak Authorities

• Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

• Castle Morpeth Borough Council

• Congleton Borough Council

• Corby Borough Council

• East Lindsey District Council

• Erewash Borough Council

• Forest of Dean District Council

• Fylde Borough Council

• Mansfield District Council

• Mendip District Council

• Mid Devon District Council

• North Devon District Council

• North Dorset District Council

• North East Derbyshire District Council

• North West Leicestershire District Council

• Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council

• Oxford City Council

• Rochford District Council

• Selby District Council

• Shepway District Council

• South Lakeland District Council

• Stratford on Avon District Council

• Thanet District Council

• Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

• Watford Borough Council

• Waveney District Council

• West Somerset District Council

• Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

• Wyre Borough Council

Article 12

SCHEDULE 10 Poor Authorities

• Bromsgrove District Council

• Castle Point Borough Council

• Chester-le-Street District Council

• Harlow District Council

• North Shropshire District Council

• Northampton Borough Council

• Rossendale Borough Council

• Teesdale District Council

• Torridge District Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order categorises local authorities in England into ten categories according to performance, namely; 4 stars, 3 stars, 2 stars, 1 star, 0 stars, excellent, good, fair, weak and poor. The categorisation follows a report of the Audit Commission on 31st August 2006. A copy of the report may be obtained free of charge from Jean Sheward at the Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU; telephone: [phone] or email [e-mail].

Article 13 of this order revokes the Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) (No.2) Order 2005.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.

(1)

2003.c.26.

(2)

For the definition of “Audit Commission”, see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003. The report of the Audit Commission consists of a letter from the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to the Minister for Local Government and Community Cohesion dated 31st August 2006 with an attached list of local authorities categorised by the Audit Commission as at that date.

(3)

For the definition of “English local authority”, see section 99(7) of the Local Government Act 2003.

(4)

S.I. 2005 No.2416.