| Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL)   |
|----------------------------------------------|
| Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)              |
| of which Resource DEL (excl. Depreciation)   | (Resource DEL excluding depreciation)    | Quarterly COINS data   |
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)              |                                          |                        |
| Full                                         | COINS                                    | Management             |
| information                                  |                                          |                        |
| http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t                   |                                          |                        |
| COINS                                        | As defined by Cabinet Office:            |                        |
| Quarterly COINS data            |
|---------------------------------|
| Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep) |
| Determined by top 5             |
| programmes chosen               |
| Management                      |
| information                     |
| http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t      |

The Top5 DEL and AME elements are different to the previous return.  This is due to the restructure of the Defra Estimate which took place in September.  The categories shown on this return will be used for the remainder of this financial year.

A: Landscape and Outdoor Recreation Ongoing Activity B: Floods - Managing Flood & Erosion Risk Sustainability C: Environment Agency Sponsorship - EP, Water, Fisheries and CPF D: Rural Payments Agency
E: Rural Development Programme England
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
All network
Quarterly COINS data
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)
Full
COINS
Management information
http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t
Purchase of goods & services within Resource DEL
RDEL, Purchase of Goods and services. Procurement spending should be recorded as a gross rather than net expenditure. This should be current procurement which falls within resource DEL, therefore excluding all Capital procurement.  Should include entries against NAC Codes: "B3501" + "E20"; Expenditure should be recorded in £m.  
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
All network
Quarterly COINS data
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)
Full
COINS
Management information
Payroll within Resource DEL
Pay includes salaries, employers" National Insurance Contributions, and accruing pension costs in RDEL. NAC Codes - all codes under "A15". Expenditure should be recorded in £million and in real terms, with no normalisation applied.  
http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t As defined by Cabinet Office: 
All network
Quarterly COINS data
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)
Full
COINS
Management information
Grants within Resource DEL
Grant payments or subsidies to individuals or bodies inside or outside the public sector within Resource DEL. The figure should not include any "capital" grants or subsidies. The NAC Code definition is:
http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t
- Current grants to local government spending NAC= "M10", "M15", "M20", "M30", "M40" - Current grants to persons and not for profit bodies NAC= "D10" - Current grants abroad NAC= "D20" - Subsidies to private sector companies NAC= "C10, C50" - Subsidies to public corporations NAC="C20, C35"
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
All network
of which Capital DEL
(Capital DEL), taken from COINS.
Quarterly COINS data
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)
Full
COINS
Management information
http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t
Quarterly COINS data
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Top 5 contributory elements
5 largest areas of spending, as defined by the department, to cover a substantial proportion of Capital DEL.
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep)
Determined by top 5 programmes chosen
COINS
Management information
http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t

All network The Top 5 contributory elements are different to the previous return. This is due to the restructure of the Defra Estimate which took place in September. The categories shown on the January return will be used for the remainder of the financial year. 

The Top5 DEL and AME elements are different to the previous return.  This is due to the restructure of the Defra Estimate which took place in September.  The categories shown on this return will be used for the remainder of this financial year.

A: Floods - Managing Flood & Erosion Risk Sustainability B: Green Economy and Strategy Programme C:Environment Agency Sponsorship - EP, Water, Fisheries and CPF D: Landscape Recreation and Waterways Sponsorship E: Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency

| All network                     | Total Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)   | (Resource AME excluding depreciation) + (Capital AME), taken from COINS   | Quarterly COINS data                                                                         |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep) |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Full                            | COINS                                      | Management                                                                |                                                                                              |
| information                     |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Quarterly COINS data            | COINS                                      | Top 5 contributory elements                                               | 5 largest areas of spending, as defined by the department, to cover a substantial proportion |
| of Total AME.                   |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)  |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Previous = Q2 2010-11 (Jul-Sep) |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Determined by top 5             |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| programmes chosen               |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| Management                      |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
| information                     |                                            |                                                                           |                                                                                              |
All network
| Office Estate Area                                                                | Quarterly data - IPD Cost Codes Solution - currently with departments for feedback (18th    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| November deadline). Will be alligned with Common Areas of Spend Estates Standard. |                                                                                             |
| Quarter                                                                           | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)                                                              |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                   |                                                                                             |
| Full                                                                              | ePIMS                                                                                       |
| information                                                                       |                                                                                             |

Data provided is annual and in line with the estates benchmarking exercise.  The figures quoted are the same as published in the annual State of the Estate Report.  Defra includes as many as possible sub-mandate (<500sqm) offices in the annual benchmarking exercise in addition to complying with the CO mandate.  The main exclusions are buildings acquired or disposed of within the financial year, vacant space and non-offices space (including mixed use labs). complying with the CO mandate.  The main exclusions are buildings acquired or disposed of within the financial year, vacant space and non-offices space (including mixed use labs). complying with the CO mandate.  The main exclusions are buildings acquired or disposed of within the financial year, vacant space and non-offices space (including mixed use labs).

| Quarter                         |
|---------------------------------|
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun) |

Data provided is annual and in line with the estates benchmarking exercise.  The figures quoted are the same as published in the annual State of the Estate Report.  Defra includes as many as possible sub-mandate (<500sqm) offices in the annual benchmarking exercise in addition to complying with the CO mandate.  The main exclusions are buildings acquired or disposed of within the financial year, vacant space and non-offices space (including mixed use labs).

| Quarter                         | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)   |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun) |                                  |
| Full                            | Commercial                       |
| Function                        |                                  |
| Management                      |                                  |
| information                     |                                  |

Data provided is inclusive of VAT. All data  extracted for Core Defra and all of the ALB's is inclusive of VAT. To implement changes to the reporting tools used across the network for this data extraction will be major change requirement. We will initialise this requirement but expect changes not to take effect until new financial year.

| Procurement spend                                                                          | The total value of payments made to third party suppliers, excluding VAT.  This excludes       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| payroll, non-cash expenditure (e.g. depreciation), grants and benefit payments, but should |                                                                                                |
| include capital, resource and programme spend on goods and services. For further guidance  |                                                                                                |
| see the Common Areas of Spend Procurement Standards                                        |                                                                                                |
| Price of standard commodity items                                                          | Price of a box of standard A4 white copier plain paper (typically 80 gsm) in £ units per 2,500 |
| sheets of paper.                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| Quarter                                                                                    | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)                                                                 |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                            |                                                                                                |
| Full                                                                                       | Commercial                                                                                     |
| Function                                                                                   |                                                                                                |
| Management                                                                                 |                                                                                                |
| information                                                                                |                                                                                                |
| Average price paid per KWH of energy in £ units.                                           |                                                                                                |
| Core Defra, AHVLA, MMO and NE (determined by the present                                   |                                                                                                |
| coverage of Defra's Oracle accounting system). There are no                                |                                                                                                |
| plans to extend coverage to the full network, as everyone from                             |                                                                                                |
| the 1st September will be paying the same price for paper as                               |                                                                                                |
| part of the new stationery catalogue). No expectation to  extend                           |                                                                                                |
| coverage as everyone will be paying the same price for paper                               |                                                                                                |
| from 1st September.                                                                        |                                                                                                |
| The Price provided will be excluding VAT.                                                  | Estates Utility                                                                                |
| Invoices                                                                                   |                                                                                                |
| Management                                                                                 |                                                                                                |
| information                                                                                |                                                                                                |
| Core Defra, Executive Agencies, NE and MMO. We will be                                     |                                                                                                |
| providing full coverage (including NDPBs above 1,000sqm as                                 |                                                                                                |
| required by the sustainability report) from April 2012.                                    |                                                                                                |
| Average price of energy (£/KWH)                                                            | Average price of energy(£/KWH) in £ units                                                      |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                            |                                                                                                |
| Core Defra and                                                                             |                                                                                                |
| Executive Agencies. Full                                                                   |                                                                                                |
| Departmental coverage                                                                      |                                                                                                |
| will be available in April                                                                 |                                                                                                |
| 2012                                                                                       |                                                                                                |
| Total 3                                                                                    |                                                                                                |
| rd                                                                                         |                                                                                                |
| party ICT cost                                                                             |                                                                                                |
| As defined in the Common Areas of Spend ICT Standards                                      | Quarter                                                                                        |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                            |                                                                                                |
| Full                                                                                       | Commercial                                                                                     |
| Function                                                                                   |                                                                                                |
| Management                                                                                 |                                                                                                |
| information                                                                                |                                                                                                |
| Data provided is inclusive of VAT.                                                         | Core Defra and following ALBs: AHVLA, MMO, JNCC, RBGK,                                         |
| NFC, GLA, VMD, VLA, RPA, CEFAS, CCW, FERA, EA and NE.                                      |                                                                                                |

Data provided is inclusive of VAT. All data  extracted for Core Defra and all of the ALB's is inclusive of VAT. To implement changes to the reporting tools used across the network for this data extraction will be major change  requirement. We will initialise this requirement but expect changes not to take effect until new financial year.

| Desktop Cost per full-time equivalent                     | As defined in the Common Areas of Spend ICT Standards.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                           |                                                          |
| Full                                                      | Commercial                                               |
| Function                                                  |                                                          |
| Management                                                |                                                          |
| information                                               |                                                          |
| The cost includes Hardware and Hardware Support Cost.  An |                                                          |
| estimate for Virus Software/Infrastructure Software based |                                                          |
| and apportionment for Remote & Local Services costs based |                                                          |
| on the average costs of desktops & laptops.               |                                                          |

Coverage of the full year data point includes all of the organisations which fall within the scope of Defra"s contract with IBM (namely core-Defra, Natural England, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Rural Payments Agency, Food & Environment Research Agency, Commission for Rural Communities, Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Sustainable Development Commission, Marine Management Organisation, and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution). The main "absentee" from this list is the Environment Agency, whose IT contract is with CAP Gemini.

Currently looking at ways in which to measure these for Core and ALBs. We plan to collect these data next financial year.   

| Total Debt (£million)                                                                    | Currently looking at ways in which to measure these for Core and ALBs. We plan to collect these data next financial year.      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total Debtor Days                                                                        | Currently looking at ways in which to measure these for Core and ALBs. We plan to collect these data next financial year.      |
| Full                                                                                     | Finance Function Management                                                                                                    |
| (SME)                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                |
| The total direct (ie prime contractor only) procurement spend with SMEs / VCS, excluding |                                                                                                                                |
| VAT, as defined in the Common Areas of Spend Procurement Standards.                      |                                                                                                                                |
| Quarter                                                                                  | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)                                                                                                 |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                          | information                                                                                                                    |

On SMEs, Defra is unable in the short to medium term to provide spend information in relation to SME's or VCS. We are awaiting the Cabinet Office implementation of the Spend Analytics solution to be implemented, which will include a total network cleansed supplier database which includes details from Dunn and Bradstreet on SME supplier identification. We are currently only able to extract data from the Defra shared services financial system on suppliers which does not have any validated supplier information in relation to SME's or VCS's. Some of the ALB's have no current way of idele platform and we would plan to include their SME data at that point.

Procurement spend with SME (£)
The total grant spend with VCS.

Cabinet Office current timeframe on the above Spend Analytics solution in relation to SME's and VCS's is cleansing of initial suppliers by end of December with review in January. Our understanding is that they are looking to have the completed solution in place by 1st April 2012.

| Procurement spend with VCS (£)        | See above   |
|---------------------------------------|-------------|
| Grants to VCS (£)                     | See above   |
| Qtr 2 data currently does not include |             |
| Fera data at present. Q1 figures have |             |
| been revised with updated data from   |             |
| EA.                                   |             |
| Qtr 2 data currently does not include |             |
| Fera data at present. Q1 figures have |             |
| been revised with updated data from   |             |
| EA.                                   |             |

Definition has been revised following issued guidance. The cost includes Hardware and Hardware Support Cost.  
An estimate for Virus Software/Infrastructure Software based and apportionment for Remote & Local Services costs based on the average costs of desktops & laptops.

Communications total has reduced because the customer contacts unit was included in previous quarter costs. The defintions exclude the work that the customer contact unit carry out and therefore these costs have been excluded from this quarter QDS and will be excluded in the future.
| Quarter                                                                                  | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)                                                  |
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| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                          |                                                                                 |
| Management                                                                               |                                                                                 |
| information                                                                              |                                                                                 |
| Financial                                                                                |                                                                                 |
| Indicators                                                                               |                                                                                 |
| All departments                                                                          | Departmental                                                                    |
| Cashflow                                                                                 |                                                                                 |
| Management                                                                               |                                                                                 |
| outturns                                                                                 |                                                                                 |
| Spending                                                                                 | Budget                                                                          |
| Accuracy of Cash Forecasting                                                             | Cashflow Management Scheme: Departments with a gross cashflow of over £3bn p.a. |
| provide daily and monthly forecasts of their gross cash payments and receipts up to six  |                                                                                 |
| weeks ahead. Smaller departments provide monthly forecasts only.The scheme monitors the  |                                                                                 |
| difference between the forecast and outturn and expresses the difference as a percentage |                                                                                 |
| variance on forecast.. Target is for the outturn to be within 5% of the forecast.        |                                                                                 |
| The percentage variance of forecast to actual working capital.                           | Working Capital Forecast                                                        |
| [% variance of Actual v Forecast]                                                        |                                                                                 |
| Quarterly                                                                                | Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep)                                                  |
| Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)                                                          |                                                                                 |
| Management                                                                               |                                                                                 |
| information                                                                              |                                                                                 |
Annual data 2009-10 = 2.5
Working capital is calculated as : Total current assets less total current liabilities
Full
Management Information and Annual Accounts 
* where possible
o Current Assets - Inventories - Current trade and other receivables - Cash and cash equivalents - Other current financial assets - Assets classified as held for sale o Current Liabilities - Current trade and other payables - Gilt edged stock - Other current liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Net Book Value (%) [% variance of Actual v Forecast]
The percentage variance of forecast to actual Net Book Value(NBV) of Fixed Assets. 
Full network
The forecast and accuracy of forecast has been constructed from the data collected for the resouce and capital DEL forecasts and the NBV in the final accounts. 
Quarterly
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)
Management information
Full
Management Information and Annual Accounts 
NBV of fixed assets is calculated  as the historic cost or valuation (of the assets included) 

(Top 5)
Project A: Environment Agency's Thames Estuary 2100 project (£million)
The Environment Agency"s Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) Plan provides a strategy for protecting London and the Thames Estuary from tidal flooding to the year 2100 and beyond taking account of climate change, socio-economic pressures and the need to maintain and improve the existing system of flood defences which include the Thames Barrier and associated gates. The cost of maintaining and improving these defences is justified by the high value of assets protected with over 1.25million people living and working in the tidal flood plain and £200bn of property at risk. The area at risk of tidal flooding also includes four World Heritage sites, the centre of national government and the London Underground as well as other key sites of national and international importance. The TE2100 Plan sets out the Environment Agency"s short-, medium- and long-term programmes of investments and other recommended actions to manage tidal flood risk through to the end of this century and into the 22nd century.  The TE2100 Plan is based on a managed adaptive approach to ensure that the right investments are made at the right time allowing for adjustments to be made in timing of works depending on the actual impacts of climate change.  The Agency"s Strategic Outline Programme (SOP) describes the delivery of the programme through a number of sub elements, the first of which will be a 10-year asset programme of estimated value £425m. For the first 25 years of the TE2100 Plan to 2034, the existing flood defence system will be maintained and improved to sustain the current defence standards at an estimated cost of £1.5bn(2009 prices).  From 2035 to 2050, there will be a £1.8bn programme of renewal and improvement which brings with it opportunities to reshape and renew the riverside, working in partnership with local communities and developers. Around 2050, the decision will need to be made on the "end of century" option, to be in place by the year 2070.  Current indications are that the preferred option would be a new Thames Barrier in Long Reach, six miles downstream of the current site, but the final decision will not need to be made until the 2050s.  Beyond 2070, the defences will be maintained, improved and raised to accommodate climate change and other requirements. The cost of this third phase is estimated to be in the region of £6bn to £7bn - depending on the "end of century" option adopted. A major new structure such as a barrier would probably have a design life of 100 years, and the Plan will therefore shape the management of tidal defences for London and the Thames estuary up until the year 2170. In parallel with the Environment Agency"s investment programme, the TE2100 Plan recommends multi-partner actions to improve the management of flood risk in the defended floodplain, and to improve the environment - reflecting the Environment Agency"s corporate strategy "Create A Better Place".  The Plan is designed to manage flood risk through collaborative working with partners at local and regional level. This will include the establishment of partnerships to ensure an appropriate mix of funding between beneficiaries and national and local government. Significant 3rd party funding will be secured through application of a contributions policy backed by the Metropolitan Floods Act (1879-1962) which enforces riparian owner responsibilities for their defences within the London Excluded Area. " RPA ITO/BPO is at scoping stage, looking at various options.  There are no funds currently allocated to this activity, as the scoping work is being carried out using existing Defra resources from other activities. "Currently, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for over 4,000 km of the inland waterway network of England and Wales. The two largest navigation authorities managing this network on behalf of the Secretary of State are: - British Waterways, a public corporation, which cares for 2,500 km of canals, 500 km of river navigations, 15 km of docks and many thousands of associated locks, bridges, embankments and aqueducts; and - The Environment Agency, a non-departmental public body, primarily concerned with flooding, pollution and rivers, which cares for 1,000 km of mainly river navigation. Government plans for the transition of British Waterways into civil society. This will give waterways users, and their local communities, a greater involvement in how the waterways are managed. The proposal will also help the waterways to be more financially sustainable, as the new charity will have access to new sources of commercial and private income, and fundraising, including legacies and donations. It will create the opportunity to grow a strong base of volunteers who can help maintain a range of waterways assets, through their knowledge, expertise, passion and commitment. The grant projections to British Waterways are: £41.5m for 2011/12 and £39m for the following 3 years of this SR period.  Admin costs are £997k for 2010-12.  Total £42m for 2011/12."
Project B: RPA Future Options programme (£million)
RPA ITO/BPO is at scoping stage, looking at various options. There are no funds currently allocated to this activity, as the scoping work is being carried out using existing Defra resources from other activities.  
Project C: New Waterways Charity project (£million)
Currently, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for over 4,000 km of the inland waterway network of England and Wales. The two largest navigation authorities managing this network on behalf of the Secretary of State are: - British Waterways, a public corporation, which cares for 2,500 km of canals, 500 km of river navigations, 15 km of docks and many thousands of associated locks, bridges, embankments and aqueducts; and - The Environment Agency, a non-departmental public body, primarily concerned with flooding, pollution and rivers, which cares for 1,000 km of mainly river navigation. Government plans for the transition of British Waterways into civil society. This will give waterways users, and their local communities, a greater involvement in how the waterways are managed. The proposal will also help the waterways to be more financially sustainable, as the new charity will have access to new sources of commercial and private income, and fundraising, including legacies and donations. It will create the opportunity to grow a strong base of volunteers who can help maintain a range of waterways assets, through their knowledge, expertise, passion and commitment. The grant projections to British Waterways are: £41.5m for 2011/12 and £39m for the following 3 years of this SR period.  Admin costs are £997k for 2010-12.  Total £42m for 2011/12.

Project D: Covent Garden Market Authority Redevelopment project (£million)
New Covent Garden Market is the UK's largest fresh produce wholesale market. Produce sold is, primarily, fresh fruit and vegetables and flowers.   It is located on a 57 acre site at Nine Elms in Wandsworth and run by the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA), a Defra owned business (a statutory, or public, corporation). CGMA is fully self-funding. With the agreement of Defra and HMT, CGMA is currently undertaking a multi-million pound redevelopment project of the Nine Elms site and the market"s accommodation. The redevelopment which is in essence a land swap deal will produce modern market facilities at no direct cost to the taxpayer.  

| Results                                       | Input Indicators                                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| £m whole life cost of major projects          |                                                                                |
| 1: Cost per single Payment Scheme (SPS) claim | As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below: |

Current data refers to FY 10/11. It has been adjusted slightly from the preliminary figure given in the July 2011 QDS as a result of the accounts audit (£817 per July 2011 QDS, £818 per October 2011 QDS).

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

RPA have changed the methodology which they used to record costs before 2011/12. The previous model was created by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, as part of an independent review of the Rural Payments Agency. The new model has been internally generated by RPA and Defra in partnership. Therefore, 2011/12 and subsequent data will not be prepared on the same basis as the 2010/11 data and comparisons cannot be made between 2010/11 and subsequent years. 2010/11 data will not be back-calculated to match the new methodology.

2: Unit cost of delivery of Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) schemes
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:

Current data refers to FY 10/11. 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Previous data N/A - new methodology in place so previous data points not available. 

As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:

Current data is preliminary and refers to the budget for FY 11/12. Provisional data will be available within two weeks of year ends. Validated data will be ready within about four weeks as part of Environment Agency year end financial procedures.

3: Total government funding to the Environment Agency for management of environmental quality of surface water bodies
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Previous data N/A - new methodology in place so previous data points not available. Funding supports: * monitoring and analysis; * regulatory activity; * advice, education and publicity to influence behaviour; * Some funding for direct improvement activity. The indicator does not include the funding for direct improvement activity, which can fluctuate from year to year. It does include funding for advice, education and monitoring for the catchment sensitive farming initiative.  

4: Cost of local authority waste management per household
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to 2009/10 FY.  Current data refers to 2010/11 FY. Data will be available within approx. 8 months of year ends.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Calculation is composed of: * Local Authority Waste expenditure - http://tinyurl.com/6mf6cpe * Number of households - http://tinyurl.com/89ax45w

5: Total cost to government of bovine TB control in animals in England
The current 2011/12 data is provisional. It may  be revised at the end of the FY with actuals. 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Previous data N/A - new methodology in place so previous data points not available. 

As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:

6: Total government capital investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management
Previous data refers to 2009/10 FY.  Current data refers to 2010/11 FY.  Annual figures on capital spend by Environment Agency should be available shortly after the end of the relevant financial year. Finalised outturns from local authority spend on the RFCC levy usually available by December following the end of the relevant financial year.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/
Impact Indicators
1: Farmland birds index As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to 2004. Current data refers to 2009. Due to year-on-year variability in bird populations, it is not valid to make comparisons across a one year period.  A comparison across a five year period is the shortest statistically valid comparison.  The index is published approximately a year following the reference year.  Data is available for 2010 but it is not used in this indicator yet due to the unreliability of the end point in the smoothed series.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/
The farmland birds index is based on population trends for 19 farmland bird species.  Short-term change may be only assessed reliably over five year period. The latest National Statistics release on bird populations in England can be found on Defra's website: http://tinyurl.com/7qt6lkn

2: Agricultural soils nitrogen balance
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to 2009. Current data refers to 2010.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

A reduction in the surplus of nitrogen per hectare can be interpreted as a reduced environmental risk. There were two main methodology changes from the data used for the July 2011 QDS.  These improved the quality of the data. Results for 2009 only have been adjusted retrospectively to ensure comparability with 2010. These take account of register improvements following the full Agricultural Census in 2010 and to introduce a survey threshold in line with requirements for the EU Farm Structure Surveys, below which farms are no longer surveyed.

3: Productivity of the UK agricultural industry
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to 2005. Current data refers to 2010. Due to year-on-year variability, it is not valid to make comparisons across a one year period hence why we are using 2005 as the baseline. 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

New data is published four months after the year to which the latest data relate. This indicator, as well as more information on UK Agriculture, can be found in the National Statistics release "Agriculture in the United Kingdom": http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/foodfarm/cross-cutting/auk/

4: Uptake of Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) schemes
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
The indicator represents the cumulative %.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Current data relates to Q2 2011/12.  Previous data relates to Q1 2011/12.

5: Net improvement in surface water bodies in England
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:

Current data refers to 2010. Previous data refers to 2009.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/

Three years' monitoring data is used in compiling each year's figures in order to reduce the uncertainty inherent in environmental monitoring. The 2009 baseline (by which improvement or decline is judged) is an exception, covering data from 2004 - 2008 to ensure sufficient coverage of Quality Elements. Therefore, 2010 (current) results cover data collected from 2007 - 2009. Defra's funding (as identified in the 'input' section) is not spent on direct improvement of water bodies, rather supporting monitoring and analysis; regulatory activity; and advice, education and publicity to influence behaviour. Results are available in the Autumn of each year - about 9 months after the most recent set of samples are taken to allow for analysis and assessment of the data.

6: Household recycling rates
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to Q4 09/10. Current data refers to Q4 10/11. Due to the strong seasonality of this indicator, it is much more meaningful to compare equivalent quarters. Data becomes available approximately 6-7 months after the period it refers to. 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/
There is a clear seasonal effect with this indicator, mostly due to increased recycling of green waste in the spring and summer. Quarter on quarter comparisons can therefore be misleading. However, there is a clear trend of increased recycling rates over time. Latest modelling suggests that this metric is on course to meet the 2020 target.

7: Cattle herds that are officially TB free (OTF)
As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to 2009. Current data refers to 2010. Data is produced 3 months in arrears. 

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/ As per Business Plan and Business Plan Measurement Annex, click on link below:
Previous data refers to Q1 2011/12. Current data refers to Q2 2011/12. Data becomes available approximately two months after the end of each quarter.

8: Number of households where the risk of damage from flooding and coastal erosion has been markedly reduced http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/what/business-planning/
The indicator represents cumulative figures since the start of the 2011/12 financial year.

The data for 2009/10 (previous data point) has been recalculated.  In previous editions of the QDS, this data point was shown as £147 per household. This is due to a change in the number of households that Defra use for our calculation.  Previously, we had been using unpublished preliminary figures for the number of households.  We are now using the official number of households in England from CLG: http://tinyurl.com/89ax45w Preliminary 2010/11 have been replaced by actuals.

The annual bird population National Statistics release presents the data in two forms - smoothed and unsmoothed. Previous editions of the QDS have reported unsmoothed data. The latest National Statistics release moved towards a convention of reporting short-term changes in smoothed form and long-term changes (i.e. back to the base year of 1970) in unsmoothed form Because the changes in the QDS are relatively short-term (a 5 year period), it is most consistent to report smoothed figures, rather than unsmoothed as on previous editions of the QDS. Some post-hoc changes to the bird We have changed the presentation of data.  Previously, we used "2009/10", showing that the data was refers to 2009 but presented in 2010.  This was thought to be confusing, so we now show only the year that the data refers to. There were errors in this indicator in the Jul 2011 and Oct 2011.  2009 was shown as having a +1.9% improvement in the Jul 2011 and Oct 2011.  This has been recalculated as +1.8%.  The errors were due to including water bodies from Wales in the indicator and some inconsistency in the scoring across water categories (e.g. between rivers and canals).

In previous editions of the QDS, we reported based on three cumulative years.  We have changed our reporting method to align with the Environment Agency's quarterly "Flood and Coastal Risk Management Outcome Measures" reports. If we were to report on the same basis as the October 2011 QDS (cumulative three years), the results would be: Current (Q2 2011/12): 207,062 Previous (Q1 2011/12): 206,193 This indicator was republished on 14.02.2012 due to a small error on the ALL INFORMATION SHOULD RELATE TO THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA

## Further Notes, Caveats And Limitations

This indicator is based on estimates of costs and benefits This indicator is taken from the report "The Costs and Benefits of Defra"s Regulatory Stock", which should be read to understand the assumptions and limitations of this indicator.  
Direct costs to business less direct benefits to business.  The figure is an average of the per annum cost for the next 10 years, based on regulatory stock in the year shown.  This indicator is based on estimates of costs and benefits.  
The report is available from the Defra website: http://tinyurl.com/cscdrtn Not all the costs and benefits of Defra regulations are currently available or monetised.  More information on costs is currently available than information on benefits.  Defra is working to widen its" coverage and improve the accuracy of its" assessments. This indicator is taken from the report "The Costs and Benefits of Defra"s Regulatory Stock", which should be read to understand the assumptions and limitations of this indicator. The report is available from the Defra website: http://tinyurl.com/cscdrtn This indicator is based on estimates of costs and benefits This indicator is taken from the report "The Costs and Benefits of Defra"s Regulatory Stock", which should be read to understand the assumptions and limitations of this indicator. The report is available from the Defra website: http://tinyurl.com/cscdrtn The benefit to cost ratio associated with Defra"s regulation. For example, a ratio of 2:1 means that for every £1 spend, £2 benefit will be realised by society (mainly economic benefits to business and the public and environmental and health benefits).  The amount is based on Defra"s regulatory stock in the stated year.  This indicator is based on estimates of costs and benefits.

The ratio is based on Defra"s regulatory stock in the stated year. This indicator is based on estimates of costs and benefits.  The indicator is wider than "Other Data set 1: Net cost to Business", in that the scope is the full range of costs and benefits associated with the policy.  However, not all the costs and benefits of Defra regulations are currently available or monetised.  This ratio only includes those regulations for which estimates have been made of both costs and benefits.  The assessment currently has fuller estimates for costs than benefits so a focus of work is now on improving the assessment of benefits.  Defra is working to widen its" coverage and improve the accuracy of its" assessment.  This indicator is taken from the report "The Costs and Benefits of Defra"s Regulatory Stock", which should be read to understand the assumptions and limitations of this indicator. The report is available from the Defra website: http://tinyurl.com/cscdrtn

## All Information Should Relate To The Latest Available Data

The number of actions completed as agreed alongside the Number 10 Business Plan 
monitoring process.
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| Total number of actions overdue at the end of the quarter           | The number of actions overdue over the period as agreed alongside the Number 10 Business |
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| Total number of actions in the business plan that have yet to start | The number of actions yet to start over the period as agreed alongside the Number 10     |
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organisations in scope for the CO monthly exercise. Any differences between the organisations included for the QDS and those included by the department in their monthly 
additions or ommisions in the organisations included in the figure for 
this should be mentioned in the final column.

Department Family (Total)

As defined by Cabinet Office: 

Department, Agencies and executive  NDPBs

All organisations within ministerial responsibility
Total of the two rows above
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Core Defra and Agencies only. 

| Average Staff Cost                                 | Please supply paybill per head - as defined in HMT"s Civil Service Pay Guidance. This is the    |
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| systems.                                           | http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t                                                                      |
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| executive agencies,                                |                                                                                                 |
| crown NDPBs (where                                 |                                                                                                 |
| applicable) and                                    |                                                                                                 |
| executive NDPBs                                    |                                                                                                 |

NDPBs will be included from April 2012, they can't be covered at the moment as we don't have the historical data required to do this calculation. 

o Allowances; o Overtime payments; o Non-consolidated pot; o ERNIC; o Employers" pensions contributions.

costs for the year ending the reference period, divided by the average FTE staff in post over period will present a figure for the year ending the previous quarter. Departments should present a figure as defined, but given that organisations are supplying paybill costs each month to CO for the monthly workforce MI collection, they should look to ensure that, where appropriate, information is consistent across both the monthly MI returns and their QDS.
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
The number of agency staff, specialist contractors, interim managers or consultants engaged - these non-payroll staff being commonly referred to as "contingent labour".
Main department and its agencies, and where applicable, crown NDPBs i.e. CMEC, HSE and ACAS. In effect all the department's Civil Service organisations
Quarter
Management information
Current =  position as at 30th September 2011 Previous = position as at 30th June 2011
Organisations should ensure consistency with the information supplied for the Cabinet Office monthly workforce MI collection.
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
Executive NDPBs as reported for CO monthly workforce MI collection All organisations within ministerial responsibility
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
FTE for Contingent labour is not available for most organisations - headcount is provided instead.
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| SCS staff should be those at SCS level. |
| Management                              |
| information                             |
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Quarter
Current =  position as at 30th September 2011 Previous = position as at 30th June 2011
Organisations 
HR Systems
All Civil Service organisations should be able to map to the standard Civil Service grades - this is the same as the process that occur each year as part of the annual civil service employmnent survey. Where organisations do not operate the standard Civil Service grades, they should supply their best estimate, mapping across to the broad responsibility levels as appropriate. Unknown grades should be apportioned across the grades as necessary so that underlying numbers align with the number of FTE payroll staff supplied above. Where underlying numbers are not consistent, departments should provide an explanatory note in their metadata sheet. Departments have now been asked to supply proportions in each grade rather than raw numbers. This is because this is easier to interpret and is consistent with the measures for diversity. Organisations should ensure consistency with the information supplied for the Cabinet Office monthly workforce MI collection. Underlying numbers used to calculate proportions should align with the number of FTE staff papyroll staff supplied above.
 Executive Officers Higher and Senior Executive Officers Grade 7/6 Senior Civil Servants Part Time
The number of staff working less than standard hours divided by all staff (headcount basis - expressed as a percentage). Organisations should ensure that figures align with those supplied to ONS for their quarterly public sector employment statistics (QPSES)
Workforce Dynamics
The number of recruitment exceptions that have been approved during the quarter.
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Department and Agencies
Quarter
Current = Q2 2011-12 (Jul-Sep) Previous = Q1 2011-12 (Apr-Jun)
Management information
Recruitment Exceptions
Organisations internal monitoring
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Where appropriate, organisations should ensure that figures align with those supplied to Cabinet Office for their quarterly exceptions reporting collection in 2010/11. For 2011/12, organisations need only report their exceptions on their QDS - at this stage they do not need to also report separately each quarter to the Cabinet Office. Organisations should report the number of exceptions for each discrete quarter rather than a cumulative annual position.
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Department and Agencies
Management information

Annual turnover rate (Headcount basis): The number of staff exiting the organisation during the year ending the reference period, divided by the average staff in post over the year ending the reference period (where the average staff in post is calculated as the number of staff in post at the start and end of the relevant period divided by 2, and leavers are ALL leavers exiting the organisation during the period). Each quarter"s figure will show an annual turnover rate for the year ending that quarter. The definition used here is one of many interpretations of 'turnover'. Whilst we appreciate that organisations may use different measures for their own internal monitoring, we have opted for the described measure to ensure consistency across departments. Where organisations wish to make other measures available, they are free to do so in accompanying commentary or their meta-data sheet as appropriate. Figures used in the calculation of the denominator should be consistent with those used elsewhere.

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| NB: Unknown and undeclared ethnicity status staff should be excluded from the denominator. | http://tinyurl.com/86xoa7t    |            |            |
At the appropriate reference date (end of March) figures should align with those supplied for ONS ACSES.
Women
Number of female/ Total number of staff (headcount basis - expressed as a percentage).
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Department and Agencies
Quarter
Management information
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Each quarter figures should align with those supplied for ONS QPSES and for ACSES (as at end of March).
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Disabled
Quarter
Management information
CEFAS are excluded from the figures as disability data for this agency is incomplete.
Number of disabled people/ Total number of staff with a recorded disabled status (headcount basis - expressed as a percentage) NB: Unknown and undeclared disabled status staff should be excluded from the denominator.
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At the appropriate reference date (end of March) figures should align with those supplied for ONS ACSES. as BME staff above but for SCS level staff only.
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Workforce Diversity [Senior Civil Servants only]
Biannual
Management information
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BME
Department and Agencies
This quarter the divisor in the calculation excludes staff with unknown ethnicity; previously quarters had the unknowns 
included in the divisor.
There was an error in the detailed definition supplied for the first QDS - the denominator was 
incorrectly described as all SCS staff. The denominator definition has now been amended.
Main department and its agencies, and where applicable, crown NDPBs i.e. CMEC, HSE and ACAS. In effect all the department's Civil Service organisations
Organisations were previously (for QDS1) requested to report figures in line with that supplied for the Cabinet Office bi-annual SCS database collection. Given that we wish to ensure more timely access to the most recent available data, organisations should in future supply SCS diversity figures as at the specified reference date as appropriate, sourcing these from their internal HR systems. This will mean that figures are in line with diversity figures supplied for delegated grades. Where appropriate, organisations may still wish to satisfy themselves that numbers supplied for the CO SCS database (as at 31 March and 30 September each year) are consistent with those supplied for their QDS for the relevant reference periods. NB: Numbers may not always align since the SCS database collects information on core SCS staff and therefore excludes some senior staff who may be working at an equivalent level to SCS staff but who are not considered part of the SCS proper.
Women
as Female staff above but for SCS level staff only.
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Department and Agencies
Biannual
There was an error in the detailed definition supplied for the first QDS - the denominator was incorrectly described as all SCS staff. supplied for the Cabinet Office bi-annual SCS database collection. Given that we wish to ensure more timely access to the most recent available data, organisations should in future supply SCS diversity figures as at the specified reference date as appropriate, sourcing these from their internal HR systems. This will mean that figures are in line with diversity figures supplied for delegated grades. Where appropriate, organisations may still wish to satisfy themselves that numbers supplied for the CO SCS database (as at 31 March and 30 September each year) are consistent with those supplied for their QDS for the relevant reference periods. NB: Numbers may not always align since the SCS database collects information on core SCS staff and therefore excludes some senior staff who may be working at an equivalent level to SCS staff but who are not considered part of the SCS proper.
Women in Top Management Posts"
Number of female SCS level staff at payband 2 (Director) or above/ Total number of SCS level staff at Director level or above (headcount basis - expressed as a percentage). There was an error in the detailed definition supplied for the first QDS - the denominator was incorrectly described as all SCS staff. Organisations were previously (for QDS1) requested to report figures in line with that supplied for the Cabinet Office bi-annual SCS database collection. Given that we wish to ensure more timely access to the most recent available data, organisations should in future supply SCS diversity figures as at the specified reference date as appropriate, sourcing these from their internal HR systems. This will mean that figures are in line with diversity always align since the SCS database collects information on core SCS staff and therefore 

incorrectly described as all SCS staff. The denominator definition has now been amended. ensure more timely access to the most recent available data, organisations should in future Where appropriate, organisations may still wish to satisfy themselves that numbers supplied for the CO SCS database (as at 31 March and 30 September each year) are consistent with those supplied for their QDS for the relevant reference periods. NB: Numbers may not always align since the SCS database collects information on core SCS staff and therefore excludes some senior staff who may be working at an equivalent level to SCS staff but who 

Management information
Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) Actual
Quarter (data provide a rolling annual position each quarter)
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Information should align with that supplied for the Cabinet Office quarterly sickness absence reporting. Definition and potential source: Cabinet Office Sickness Absence quarterly reports.
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Department and Agencies
Current =  position as at 30th September 2011 Previous = position as at 30th June 2011
Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) Standardised
Management information
Quarter (data provide a rolling annual position each quarter)
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Cabinet Office Sickness Absence quarterly reports
The AWDL standardised figure is only available from Cabinet Office. Cabinet Office/HMT officials will arrange for departments to be sent the standardised AWDL figure in plenty of time for inclusion in the relevant quarter's QDS
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Core Department
Engagement Index
The organisation's engagement index from the most recent annual Civil Service People Survey
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Department & Agencies only; People Survey Metrics
Theme Scores
As defined by Cabinet Office: 
Core Department
Leadership & Managing Change
The organisation's theme score for the leadership and manging change" theme from the most recent annual Civil Service People Survey . Figure as published in survey reports
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Core Department
My Work
The organisation's theme score for the "my work" theme from the most recent annual Civil Service People Survey
Annual
Current =  2010 survey Previous = 2009 survey
Scope limited to main department only
Civil Service People Survey
Census survey
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Core Department
My Line Manager
The organisation's theme score for the "my line manager" theme from the most recent annual Civil Service People Survey
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Core Department
Organisational Objectives & Purpose
The organisation's theme score for the "organisational objectives and purpose" theme from the most recent annual Civil Service People Survey
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This quarter the divisor in the calculation excludes staff with unknown disability; previously quarters had the unknowns included in the divisor.