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Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the overall position in relation to the Year Ahead Delivery Plan activities.

2.    Note the Quarter 2 data for the Council Plan performance measures.
 

3.    Note that a progress report covering the remainder of the year will  ...  view the full agenda text for item 107

Consideration was given to the report which presented the first progress report on the Council Plan and Year Ahead Delivery Plan for 2025-26. Appendix 1 to the report set out the Council Plan Progress Report – Mid-Year Report for 2025/26 and Appendix 2 was a summary of this report.

The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 107

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the overall position in relation to the Year Ahead Delivery Plan activities.

2.    Note the Quarter 2 data for the Council Plan performance measures.
 

3.    Note that a progress report covering the remainder of the year will be presented to Cabinet in July 2026.  

At the Chair’s invitation Councillor Read, the Leader of the Council (Leader) introduced the report, explaining that it was the six-monthly update on progress on the Council Plan and Year Ahead Delivery Plan.

The Leader set out the following headline points from the report:

·      Of the 89 Action Points set out in the Year Ahead Delivery Plan, nearly a quarter of those (21) had been completed, with 27% being delayed;

·      A reduced number of performance measures had been set out (27), and 20 of these were on target.

Council Plan Themes

Places are thriving, safe and clean

·      The Street Safe Team had been launched and the second part of recruitment had been commenced, with 9 out of 10 posts filled. Regular patrols of Wath, Dinnington, Swinton and Maltby had started taking place.

·      The Roadside Cleaning Team had been in place since October.

·      Construction on the Riverside Garden/Corporation Street public realm works had been underway since May 2025.

·      There had been delays to a private sector town centre housing development due to a complicated procurement process. That process had now concluded and tenders were being scored.

·      Work on the flood alleviation scheme at Whiston Brook was on target and due to be commenced within the next few weeks but there had been delays in progressing schemes at Eel Mires Dike in Laughton Common and Kilnhurst. The Eel Mires Dike scheme had experienced challenges with access to land and additional funding would be required. The Kilnhurst scheme would also require additional funding but the Leader confirmed that the Council remains committed to see these projects through to delivery.

An economy that works for everyone

·      The economic inactivity trailblazer/Pathways to Work scheme was up and running and the Social Value Action Plan had been completed.

·      The Templeborough Business Zone Scheme, which was a government funded scheme, had been a longer process than expected to due to complications regarding land owned by Magna. The Leader was hopeful that sign-off stage on this scheme would be reached shortly.

Children and young people achieve

·      The refurbished water splash park at Clifton Park had been reopened over the summer.

·      Building work at the new SEND Hub at the Eric Mann’s building was almost complete. The Rotherham Parents and Carers Forum had started to move in and offer activities from this building.

·      Progress on implementing Independent Travel Training for children was off target due to staffing issues at the end of 2025, but the Leader confirmed that those posts were now filled.

·      The commitment to the provisions of more Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) had experienced challenges due to the Football Federation delaying their funding round. Alternative sources of funding were being explored.

Residents live well

·      The specialised support service for people who had attempted suicide had been delivered.

·      Groundworks on new council homes at West Melton and Maltby were underway.

·      There were delays to the Rothercare analogue to digital switchover.

·      The roll-out of Strengths Based Working training had been partly delayed by the vacancy in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84