National Indicator 7 results

The National Survey of Third Sector Organisations closed in December 2008 with a very high response of 48,939 organisations (47%). We are very grateful to all those organisations that took time to complete the survey.

The survey delivers an unprecedented level of information and insight into the third sector at local and national level. It also measures a key local government performance target: National Indicator 7 (NI7) – An Environment for a Thriving Third Sector.

The baseline scores and indicative targets for NI7 are available in this section, separate from the main survey findings, in order to support local strategic partnerships in agreeing and finalising their targets.

The NI7 score reflects the percentage of TSOs’ who believe local statutory bodies have a ‘positive’ or ‘very positive’ influence on their success (on a five point scale), and local authorities will be judged on the improvement they make in this score by 2010.

The reports also include some brief analysis and data to put scores in context. This suggests that at the national level 58% of those organisations declaring ‘a great amount’ of direct dealings with local statutory bodies find that they have a positive or very positive influence on their success, compared to overall average of 16% across all third sector organisations. (In both cases the percentage who feel local statutory bodies make a negative impact is lower than those who see a positive impact).

This and other aspects of the local relationship are analysed in depth in the detailed analysis section of the website which is now available (to access this click here).

National Headline NI 7 Picture - Click here for a table giving results across each local area
Local Headline NI 7 Reports - Click here to see the headline report for your area
Office of the Third Sector - Click here for the press notice and more information about OTS