APPENDIX 2
EXETER BENCHMARKING GROUP (2003/04)
Authority		17a	17b	Percentage
Uttlesford		0.60	1.80	33.33
Swale		1.20	2.30	52.17
Ipswich		3.80	6.00	63.33
Bedford		5.00	12.40	40.32
Dover		1.30	1.50	86.67
Shrewsbury		0.80	1.50	53.33
Canterbury		1.60	4.00	40.00
Chester		1.40	1.90	73.68
Worthing		2.30	4.60	50.00
Lincoln		0.40	2.30	17.39
Eastbourne		1.60	3.70	43.24
Gloucester		7.10	6.80	104.41
Worcester		1.10	2.70	40.74
Cheltenham		2.30	1.90	121.05
Exeter		1.10	2.70	40.74
Carlisle		0.70	0.90	77.78
LANCASTER		0.70	2.40	29.17
Oxford		6.40	12.80	50.00
Average for Group				56.52
Districts (England)
Averages (%)				73.99
Median				62.50
Bottom Quartile				40.00
Top Quartile				91.10