Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Performance and Data Analyst on the delivery of the Corporate Plan 2018/22 and project delivery.

Executive Councillor: J Neish.

The Cabinet has considered and commented on progress made against the Key Actions and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan and current projects, as summarised in Appendix A and detailed in Appendices B and C of the report submitted.

With the aid of a report prepared by the Performance & Data Analyst (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet considered the progress against the Key Actions and Corporate Indicators listed in the Council’s Corporate Plan 2018/22. The report also incorporated progress on the current projects being undertaken at the Council at the end of June 2020.

The Deputy Executive Leader and Executive Councillor for Strategic Planning summarised the progress over the reporting period and drew attention to numerous areas where positive progress had been achieved together with a number of indicators where services had met or were exceeding their targets. He then went on to state that there were a number of indicators that had not been met as a direct result or likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Having considered the comments of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Performance and Growth) and having commended Officers for their ability to adapt, proactively respond and initiate creative solutions to COVID-19, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

to note the progress made against Key Activities and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan and current projects, as outlined in Appendix A and detailed in Appendices B and C of the report now submitted.

The Corporate Performance Report 2020/21, Quarter 1 is to be presented to the Panel.

With the aid of a report by the Performance and Data Analyst (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Council’s performance for quarter 1 of 2020/21 was presented to the Panel. The Chief Operating Officer informed the Panel that the Covid-19 pandemic had impacted many areas and that all the key actions and corporate indicators that were rated red were attributed to the pandemic and associated lockdown. Members were reminded that throughout the pandemic the Council had continued to provide services as well as assistance to vulnerable residents.

Councillor Chapman thanked the Council for the way it had worked with volunteer groups throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Councillor Wakeford enquired whether the Council could continue the additional homelessness support once the Covid-19 pandemic was over. In response, the Panel was informed that Huntingdonshire normally had low levels of homelessness and the challenge was to identify good temporary accommodation. The provision of additional support was something that could be considered.