IT Systems developed specifically for use in Communities and Local Government in the last five years are set out in the following table. None of such systems were terminated prior to implementation.
System Reason for development Development cost (£000) Implemented Terminated following implementation Data Interchange Hub The Data Interchange Hub was developed to provide a secure online repository for government organisations, local authorities and inspectorates to deposit and/or access national indicator data from a single location. 1,442 Yes No Data Interchange Hub—Government Office National Indicator Tool The Places Analysis Tool (PAT) is an intuitive web-based tool for Local Area Agreement (LAA) partners to access and analyse data forming the National Indicators (NIs) alongside agreed local targets. 376 Yes No Floor Target Interactive (linked to Places Database) Floor Targets Interactive is a website that allows users to find and analyse data which is used to measure the performance of different places with respect to key government targets called Floor Targets. This site is intended to service both users in government and academia, and the wider public audience. 297 Yes No Places Database and State of the Cities To bring together data with a spatial element to ensure analysts and policy makers have the relevant evidence base to support policy decisions around the concept of Place. 1,117 1(277) Yes No National Register of Social Housing (NROSH) To provide property level information on all social housing in England and Wales, and to help local, regional authorities and housing associations improve strategies and investment planning. 2,500 Yes No TESA TESA (Transactional ERDF and State Aid) system was developed to manage the 2000-06 ERDF Programme. 1,800 Yes No MCIS MCIS (Management Control Information System) was developed to manage the 2007-13 ERDF Programme. 1,600 Yes No Fire and Rescue Services (FRS)—Incident Recording System A new system of recording details of incidents attended by FRS. The web-based Incident Recording System (IRS) is a great advance as it replaces paper form reporting, thus delivering substantial efficiencies in data capture. The system also results in richer, timelier and higher quality data, which will improve the evidence base for policy and on the ground service by the FRS. 3,639 Yes No 1 Costs for enhancement.