Issue - meetings

The Panel is to receive a presentation providing an update on the Corporate Plan.

Executive Councillor: S Ferguson

By means of a presentation by the Corporate Director (People) (a copy of which was appended in the Minute Book) the Panel received an update on the Corporate Plan.

It was clarified to the Panel, following an enquiry from Councillor Gleadow, that an agreement would be made on what constituted a reasonable measure and define an accepted tolerance around this, reporting would only flag measures falling outside of these tolerances.

Following an enquiry from Councillor Wells on data maturity, the Panel heard that a tool had been published by the LGA which would be incorporated into service plans going forward. There would need to be an understanding of the Council’s data and it’s maturity, this tool assesses and provides analysis of the data’s accuracy and structure. 

Councillors Cawley, Gardener and Jennings agreed that comparable authorities should be identified to allow for comparisons. Following a further question from Councillor Jennings, the Panel heard that the Performance Indicators would be set following a Peer Review and that there would be a future opportunity for comments on this.

The Panel heard that Oflog was still in its infancy and whilst self-regulation was encouraged at the present, this may evolve over time should that be identified as a need.

Councillor Blackwell expressed concern over the Service Plans and was reassured that they were reviewed internally to ensure their deliverability, relevance to the Corporate Plan and review by the relevant Executive Councillor. Furthermore, the Panel were assured that benchmarking would help to inform target setting in the future.