The Local Outcomes Framework sets out the outcomes the Government want to see happen.

This first edition of the Local Outcomes Framework (LOF or “the Framework”) enables outcomes-based performance measurement against key national priorities delivered at the local level and driven by councils as local leaders of place.

The Framework is drawn from the Missions and Plan for Change and will strengthen the way government supports and holds councils to account for improving outcomes for their areas. The name change to Local Outcomes Framework acknowledges that local authorities work together with many local partners to deliver outcomes in a place.

This document explains the Framework in more detail including how it was designed and how it will be used. It sets out the priority outcomes and underlying metrics, and the principles for government and local government use of the Framework to drive improvement in outcomes for their areas.

youth services have been retained within the framework;