DECISION

1.    Note the strategic delivery and performance report for Q1 covering the period of 1^st April 2024 to 30^th June 2024.

2.    Review the status of 56 performance measures in Q1 tracking the delivery of Year 3 of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026 (See Appendix A to the report).

3.    Consider whether there have been any major changes to the assumptions underpinning the targets set for the 2024/25 financial year since the target setting exercise.

Action by

CHIEF EXECUTIVE (S. HALSEY)

Director Strategy, Improvement, Transformation (R. Beattie)

Councillor Saied Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Cost of Living introduced the report that provided Cabinet with a Quarter 1 monitoring update of the Year 3 Annual Delivery Plan 2024-25 performance measures and reported the delivery status of operations relevant to the council’s strategic objectives with the intention to give a clear understanding of the council’s current performance.

Officers including the Chief Executive and John Ainsworth, (Senior Performance Improvement Analyst) provided further detail and context on the performance trends. Further to comments on whether the measures included in the report provided the most valuable insights possible, John explained how officers were shortly to commence the process for KPI refresh and would ensure all Cabinet members were invited to contribute to this process.

The Mayor welcomed the report, but noted that the 9 measures showing as ‘red’ continued to cause him concern. Further to this, all Cabinet Lead Members and Corporate Directors present provided the meeting with a brief summary of work underway to reverse poor performance for measures within their remit.

The Mayor asked that an options paper be submitted to an upcoming Cabinet meeting to address KPI021: Percentage of education, health and care assessments completed in 20 weeks. The report should explain how the Council can learn from other authorities with more adequate performance for this KPI.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1.    Note the strategic delivery and performance report for Q1 covering the period of 1^st April 2024 to 30^th June 2024.

2.    Review the status of 56 performance measures in Q1 tracking the delivery of Year 3 of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026 (Appendix A to the report).