Issue - meetings

The Panel is to receive and comment on the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Update Report.

Executive Councillor: S Conboy

By means of a report and presentation by the Head of Policy, Performance and Emergency Planning (copies of which were appended in the Minute Book) an update on the Corporate Peer Challenge Actions was presented to the Panel.

Whilst the Panel were please to see the update, it was felt that some of the actions Red Amber Green (RAG) status should be revisited with there being some debate over the status awarded and the base line set for the actions. The Panel were assured that the actions within the plan were addressed in a different way to the standard Key Performance Indicators of the Corporate Plan and that green status was awarded to actions which were on track as well as those completed. However, the Panel’s comments were taken on board and adaptions to future reports would be made where possible. It was also noted that the Peers had revisited the Council and had been sceptical about the RAG statuses, however after discussion had assured the Council that they had no concerns.

The Panel were advised that not all of the actions were aligned with activity and that some would be picked up via other Committees and Panels such as Corporate Governance Committee.

Following concerns expressed by the Panel, the Leader reassured that the Council were committed to providing a meaningful response to the actions set. It was noted that the terminology of the Actions would be considered for future reports to ensure clarity.