We’ve picked some key services to show how Bristol compares with England’s largest cities outside London (the core cities). Some of the figures compare us with our nearest neighbours.
However, it can be difficult to compare the cost of support services, since similar services are often given different names, or provided in different ways, by different local authorities. When we benchmark the cost of front-line services with core cities, we include the costs of support services within the cost of the front-line services, so that we can compare the full costs of the services we provide to residents
Comparing Bristol with core cities (England’s 7 biggest cities)
Neighbourhoods and City Development - comparing Bristol City Council’s spending with similar councils
| Indicator | Bristol’s spending | Core city spend |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Waste disposal per head of population | £24.77 | £22.36 |
| Cost of Waste collection per head of population | £24.02 | £19.26 |
| Cost of Open Spaces per head of population | £20.85 | £19.09 |
| Cost of libraries per head of population | £17.90 | £21.84 |
| Cost of Public transport per head of population | £10.99 | £9.03 |
Health & Social Care – comparing Bristol City Council’s spending with similar councils
| Indicator | Bristol’s spending | Nearest neighbour spend |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Care for Older People provided by the independent sector – 2010/11 draft unit cost per week (includes Older People with Learning Difficulties) | £527 | £440 |
| Residential Care for People with Learning Difficulties provided by the independent sector – 2010/11 draft unit cost per week | £1305 | £1267 |
| Residential Care for Disabled People provided by the independent sector – 2010/11 draft unit cost per week | £1125 | £802 |
| Homecare – provided by the independent sector provision – 2010/11 draft unit cost per hour | £17 | £15 |
| % spend on residential/nursing care of total adult purchasing budgets as at August 2011 | 58% | Target <40% |
Corporate Services - comparing Bristol City Council’s spending with similar councils
| Indicator and brief description | Bristol City Council spend | Core city average spend |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Finance per £’000 gross revenue turnover | £4.46 | £4.76 (against unitary authorities) |
| Cost of core (non schools) HR staff per employee | £304 | £350 (against comparable authorities) |
| Council Tax collection rate | 96.5% | 96.3% (against Core Cities) |
| ICT spend per head of population | £41 | £59 (against unitary and metropolitan authorities) |
| % of total Council revenue budget spent on ICT | 1.86% | 2.34% (against unitary and metropolitan authorities) |
Childern and Young Peoples Services - comparing Bristol City Council’s spending with similar councils
