DECISION

1.    To agree the final 6 monthly update prior to submission to the Secretary of State (Appendix 1 to the report);

2.    To agree the Best Value arrangements for 2017 – 18 as set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report.

3.    To agree the Best Value Improvement Plan 2017-18 (Appendix 2 to the report) which will be monitored on a six monthly basis by Cabinet and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE (G. WHITE)

(Divisional Director, Strategy, Policy and Equality (S. Godman)