Issue - meetings

(To receive a report from the Head of Paid Service, which invites the Executive to note and consider 2018/19 Quarter 4 performance and approve the proposed changes to reporting, as set out in the report)

(1)  That the 2018/2019 Quarter 4 performance be noted.

(2)  That the proposed change to reporting, as set out in this report, be approved.

A report was considered from the Head of Paid Service, which presented an overview of performance for Quarter 4 against the Council Business Plan.

The Performance and Equalities Manager advised that all of the commissioning strategies had been reported in Quarter 4 (Q4) and there had been some movement in headline performance since Q3. 

Of the sixteen commissioning strategies: five had performed really well (all measures reported in Q4 had achieved the target) compared with eight in Q3; six had performed well (all but one measure reported in Q4 had achieved the target) compared with two in Q3; five had mixed performance (some measures had achieved and some measures had not achieved the target in Q4), compared with four in Q3. The report provided detailed performance information on the sixteen commissioning strategies.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (OSMB) advised that on 27 June 2019, OSMB had considered the report and agreed to support the recommendations to the Executive.  The Chairman of the Board presented its comments to the Executive, including responses from service areas.  This also included a recommendation from the Adults and Community Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee that the safeguarding indicator (concerns leading to a safeguarding enquiry) better reflect safeguarding processes and only this indicator should be presented in the Council Business Plan.

In response to a question, it was advised that all performance targets were reviewed within the year, to ensure that targets remained fit for purpose whilst challenging.

RESOLVED

(1)  That the 2018/2019 Quarter 4 performance be noted.

(2)  That the proposed change to reporting, as set out in this report, be approved.