Agenda item

Lorna Kelly, Performance Management Officer, presented the submitted report setting out the draft guidance in relation to the Council’s approach to performance clinics which recently had been reviewed and revised.

The background to the review was highlighted as were aspects of the guidance that needed strengthening.

As a result the guidance was revised and now focused on :-

- Overview

• Aims of performance clinics
• Different types of performance clinics
• Reasons why a performance clinic is called

- Attending a Performance Clinic

• What happens at the clinic
• What happens after the clinic

- Cancelling Corporate Performance Clinics

-Further Information and Supporting Documents

• Planning and co-ordinating a corporate performance clinic
• Preparing for a corporate performance clinic
• Corporate performance clinic briefing paper template
• Corporate performance clinic agenda template
• Corporate performance clinic timescales

Discussion and a question and answer session ensued and the following issues were covered:-

• re-launch of the guidance
• scrutiny involvement in the process
• partnership performance clinics
• mandates and deadlines for action
• membership on a rota basis with independent chair
• potential for a training session through the Member Training and Development Panel in the context of extending the role of the elected member
• attendance of Chair of Audit Committee at future clinics

Resolved:- (1) That the information be noted.

(2) That the draft revised guidance be approved and implemented with effect from December, 2009.

(3) That it be noted that Corporate Management Team had been made aware of the proposed changes to the guidance in the Quarter 2 performance report presented on 16th November, 2009.