Agenda item

Council Plan Refresh

 

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

 

Recommendations:-

 

1.    That the refreshed Council Plan for 2019-2020 be agreed and accepted.

 

2.    That Council be recommended to adopt the refreshed Council Plan for 2019-20.

 

3.    That quarterly performance reports continue to be presented to public Cabinet meetings, with opportunities for pre-decision scrutiny.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report which detailed how the 2017-2020 Council Plan was the core document that underpinned the Council’s overall vision, setting out headline priorities and measures that would demonstrate its delivery.

 

Alongside it sat the corporate Performance Management Framework, explaining to all Council staff how robust performance monitoring and management arrangements (including supporting service business plans) were in place to ensure focus on implementation. The Performance Management Framework was refreshed in February, 2019.

 

The final, Quarter 4, performance report for 2018-2019 would be presented to Cabinet in July. This would assess the Council’s performance against the target measures that were set in May. 2018.

 

Services have recently reviewed their performance throughout the year in order to determine new targets for 2019-2020. Although the 2017-2020 Council Plan was intended to cover three financial years, it was good practice to carry out an annual review of the performance measures included in it.  The refreshed performance measures and targets have been set by services using reference to both in year performance, benchmarking data and the priorities for the coming year. The overall number of measures had reduced from 72 in 2018-2019 to 69 for 2019-2020.

 

To ensure that the delivery of actions and their impact was assessed, formal quarterly performance reports would continue to be presented in public at Cabinet meetings, with an opportunity for pre-Scrutiny consideration if required.

 

The Council Plan for 2019-2020 included in Appendix 1 an analysis of the Council’s proposed 69 measures against its 14 key delivery outcomes.

 

Cabinet Members referred to the four measures which had been removed compared to the 2018-2019 plan; two have been added and there were sixteen refreshed measures which replaced fifteen measures in the previous plan. The measures, therefore, that have changed were:-

 

Measure ref

Measure description

5.D6

Proportion of Cabinet reports where an Initial Equality Screening Assessment has been completed.

5.D7

Proportion of Council Staff who have completed the mandatory Equality training.

n/a removed from updated plan attached

Successful completion of drug treatment b) non opiate users aged 18-75.

n/a removed from updated plan attached

No. of Safeguarding investigations (Section 42 enquiries) completed per 100,000 population (adults over 18 years).

n/a removed from updated plan attached

Net new business in the Town Centre.

n/a removed from updated plan attached

% of actions from the Equalities Peer Review that have been implemented.

1.A7

The proportion of LAC experiencing disrupted placements.

1.B1

The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard In reading, writing and mathematics combined at the end of Key Stage 2.

1.B2

The average attainment 8 score at the end of Key Stage 4.

1.B3

The progress 8 measure from the end of primary school (KS2) to the end of secondary school (KS4). 

1.B4 (a)

The number of permanent exclusions in secondary schools.

1.B4 (b)

The number of permanent exclusions in primary schools.

1.B5

The proportion of 16-17 year olds Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) or whose activity is Not Known (NK)

i) % 16-17 year old NEET

ii) % 16-17 year olds whose activity is Not Known

1.B6

The proportion of Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs) that are completed in statutory timescales. 

2.B2

The proportion of people contacting Adult Social Care who are provided with information and advice at first point of contact. 

3.A4(a)

The number of on the spot inspections of; Licensed Vehicles and Drivers.

3.A4(b)

The proportion of;

a) Licensed Vehicles, b) Drivers

found to be compliant with licensing requirements during on the spot inspections.

3.B1(a)

The proportion of the principal road network classified as being in:

a) Amber condition.

b) Red condition.

3.B1(b)

The proportion of the non-principal road network classified as being in:

a) Amber condition .

b) Red condition.

3.B1(c)

The proportion of unclassified roads classified as being in;

a) Amber condition.

b) Red condition.

4.B2

The proportion of Council Housing stock that is classified as “decent”.

5.D4

The proportion of the children’s social care establishment (Social Workers and Team Managers) who are agency staff.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the refreshed Council Plan for 2019-2020 be agreed and accepted.

 

(4) That Council recommend adoption of the refreshed Council Plan for 2019-20.

 

(3)  That quarterly performance reports continue to be presented to public Cabinet meetings, with opportunities for pre-decision scrutiny.

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