Social Services Performance Indicators for England, 2002-2004

A set of 49 administrative indicators collected from Local Authorities with Social Services responsibility in England. The data covers performance metrics for older people, mental health, patient experience, hospital episodes, and physical and learning disabilities. It was published by the Commission for Social Care Inspection and covers the time period from 2002/2003 to 2003/2004.

Use Cases

• Benchmark local authority social care performance based on the 49 reported indicators.
• Analyze trends in service provision for older people and people with disabilities across different English regions.
• Assess patient experience and hospital episode metrics within the social care context described.

Strengths

• Contains 49 distinct performance indicators for detailed analysis.
• Covers multiple social care domains including older people, mental health, and disabilities.
• Geographic coverage includes County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, and National levels for England.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Time coverage is limited to a two-year period (2002/2003 to 2003/2004).

Provenance

Source

Department of Health (DoH): Commission for Social Care Inspection

Collection Method

Administrative data collected from Local Authorities with Social Services responsibility.

Time Range

2002/2003 to 2003/2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:24.517220; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England (County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, National)