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1 THE ISSUE

1.1 The Director's group receives performance reports from each service area on a four monthly cycle. The attached report provides details of performance and key issues arising in Culture and Leisure services for the financial year to 31 July 2002.Culture and Leisure services include: Heritage Services; Leisure Services, including Parks, and Library Services.

2 RECOMMENDATION

2.1 That the Executive note the performance of Culture & Leisure services for the period April - July 2002 and the issues arising during this period, as detailed in the attached report.

3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

3.1 No financial implications directly arising from this report

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4 THE REPORT

4.1 The attached report provides details of key issues arising from the following services:

· Heritage Services

· Leisure Services

· Parks

· Library Services

4.2 The report also measures performance by the services against the twenty-six performance targets included within the Authority's Performance Plan and Council Strategy. Progress against targets is assessed, and the likelihood of achieving targets is assessed as either "Green" (on target); "Amber" (some difficulty expected in achieving target) or "Red" (target in danger of not being achieved).

4.3 Only one target is assessed as being in danger of not being achieved - that originally set for school group visits to museums. The number of school group visits to museums in Bath & North East Somerset is the best in England. However, foot and mouth disease significantly affected visits by foreign language school students ( principally from Europe) in 2001, as well as affecting visits by UK school groups. This effect is still being felt in the current year, in which visitor numbers generally have been very similar to last year as European visitors have yet to completely re-establish their confidence in England as a target destination.

4.4 Seven targets (23%) are assessed as "Amber", whilst 18 (73%) are assessed as "Green", i.e. on target to be achieved. Further details are provided in pages 5 to 7 of the attached report

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