A Best Practice Guide to Using BARS

Part 3: Reporting in BARS

Three Types of Reporting in BARS

Action reporting:

when action has been taken e.g. applied for funding, sowed seeds, planted trees, held an open day, etc

Target reporting: when there has been measurable progress towards target goals e.g. new habitat created, survey indicates population increase, etc

Overview reporting: summarises overall achievements of the HAP or SAP

Action reporting

Now click here to open Action

AG03.03Reporting on Action AG03.03

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Now click here to look at the

latest progress report

Progress report gives brief details of what has been done…

…and where…

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…and why…

…and when…

…using accessible language and whole sentences.

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Action Goal updated to keep track of quantifiable progress

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Status updated

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Expenditure recorded

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Successive progress reports at different stages can reduce the need for long lists

of actions

e.g reporting on action AG03.02 fundraising for habitat creation….

Now click here to open Action

AG03.02

Now click here to see the first progress report

First report when funder identified

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Now click here to see the

second progress report

Second report when application submitted

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Now click here to see the latest progress

report

Third report when funding received

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Progress towards this action goal reported when funding received

Relevant documents are attached as part of action progress reports

e.g. Reporting on Action B01.02 Providing advice to householders…

Now click here to open Action

B01.02

Now click here to see

the progress

report

A brief, easy to read progress report shows where readers can find more information…

…and the leaflet has been attached for access from the public area of BARS

Now click here to see the leaflet

Action Reporting Summary

Report action progress on these tabs:

• Progress reports: Brief verbal report and attach relevant documents

• Action goal: Quantifiable progress

• Status: Update status when it changes

• Resources: Record time and money spent

Target reporting

Now click here to open Target AG03

Reporting on Target AG03.03

0.5 ha created at Wandsworth Common

1.5 ha in progress at Tooting Common

Updated quantifiable target measures

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Up-to-date reporting

Status report…

…complemented by brief verbal progress report - much more informative than status alone

Verbal report only about goal of habitat creation itself. Does not include e.g. funding obtained, consultation, publicity etc.

Reporting on Bat SAP Target B01

Now click here to see the latest

progress report

Brief progress report relevant to the target of roost numbers.

Does not include information on planning applications, etc. This has been reported in reports for actions.

Target reporting summary

Report target progress on these tabs:

• Progress reports: Brief verbal summary of progress directly related to target goals

• Target goals: Quantifiable progress

Overview Reporting

Now click here to open the

overview report

Overview reporting for the Wandsworth Acid Grassland HAP

Top-level report on how the whole Acid Grassland HAP is going.

For most partnerships/ boroughs in London, filling in the report summary may be sufficient…

…but more detailed information can be added under different categories using the Progress tab

…and a similar report for the Bats SAP.

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A significant constraint is recorded because it is holding the plan back

This will be picked up in 3-yearly reporting rounds and is a chance to influence government policy etc

Now click here to open the constraints

report

Details of the constraint…

…and a proposed solution

Overview reporting summary

Report overall HAP/SAP progress on Plan Overview Report tab:

• Summary: Highlights/overall achievements of the HAP/SAP

• Progress: More detail if required

• Constraints: Significant factors holding up progress

For more…

Have a look at Wandsworth’s

• Acid Grassland HAP

• Bats SAP

and

• Grey Heron SAP

on BARS