Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

Reviewed the Council’s performance against the targets within the Corporate Plan.

The Cabinet received and noted a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which reviewed the Council’s performance against the targets within the Corporate Plan.  The report which included data and narrative on the achievement against targets for each of the Council’s priority objectives had been considered also by the Overview and Scrutiny Panels whose comments were relayed to the Cabinet.

To consider a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

The Panel considered a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives in the quarter to 31^st March 2011. Members endorsed for submission to the Cabinet the comments of the Corporate Plan Working Group, particularly with regard to the objectives where targets had not been achieved. Having endorsed a suggestion by the Corporate Plan Working Group that Overview and Scrutiny should continue to monitor the Council’s performance following the adoption of the new Council Plan in April 2011, it was

RESOLVED

that the Cabinet be invited to consider the Panel’s comments as part of its deliberations on the report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships.

To consider a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

(The Notes of the Corporate Plan Working Group are marked to follow).

The Panel considered a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) containing details of the Council’s performance against the priority objectives in the Panel’s remit in the quarter to 31^st March 2011. Members’ attention was drawn to the matters raised at a recent meeting of the Corporate Plan Working Group and the Scrutiny and Review Manager provided clarification of the recent upturn in recruitment referred to within the report.

Having been reminded that a new Council Plan was adopted in April 2011, the Panel noted that consideration was currently being given to future performance monitoring mechanisms. With this in mind, Members endorsed a suggestion that Overview and Scrutiny should continue to be involved in monitoring performance against the new Plan on a regular basis.

To consider a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

The Notes of the Corporate Plan Working Group will be “TO FOLLOW”.

20 Minutes.

The Panel considered a report by the Head of People, Performance and Partnerships (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives in the quarter to 31st March 2011.  Members endorsed for submission to the Cabinet the comments of the Corporate Plan Working Group. Having been advised of the continuance of, and increase in, the Homelessness Prevention Grant paid to the Council, the Panel was advised that there were concerns over changes to the Housing Benefit system which were likely to reduce the Council’s homelessness prevention options, potentially leading to higher rates of statutory homelessness and an increase in the number of households placed in temporary accommodation.  The Panel requested further information in this respect.