DECISION:

1.    Approve the Tower Hamlets Council Annual Delivery Plan for 2023/24 (Appendix 1 and 2 to the report).

2.    Note the specific equalities considerations as set out in paragraph 4 of the report.

3.    Delegate authority to the Director Strategy, Improvement and Transformation to finalise any targets for performance measures which remain provisional (Appendix 2 to the report), following consultation with the Mayor.

ACTION BY:

DIRECTOR, STRATEGY, TRANSFORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT (S. GODMAN)

Head of Strategy and Improvement (S. Bramah)

Stephen Bramah, Head of Corporate Strategy & Improvement introduced the report that set out how the council would progress the delivery of the Strategic Plan’s priorities in the second year of the administration. Stephen advised of a minor change to the proposed delivery plan: that the 2023/24 target for substance misuse continuity of care from prison to community, be increased slightly from 45% to 50% as the outturn for 2022/23 had only recently become available.

The Mayor welcomed the report and approved the revision to the target as above.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1.    Approves the Tower Hamlets Council Annual Delivery Plan for 2023/24 (Appendix 1 and 2 to the report) subject to measure 6.02 Adults with substance misuse treatment need who successfully engage in community based structured treatment following release from prison being increased to 50%.

2.    Notes the specific equalities considerations as set out in paragraph 4 below.

3.    Delegates authority to the Director Strategy, Improvement and Transformation to finalise any targets for performance measures which remain provisional (Appendix 2 to the report), following consultation with the Mayor.