Agenda item

(To receive a report from the Executive Director – Commercial which presents an overview of performance against the Corporate Plan as at 30 September 2021)

1.    That the performance for 2021/22 as at 30 September 2021 be noted.

2.    That a Lincolnshire ambition for some of the contextual measures be set.

Consideration was given to a report introduced by the Executive Director – Commercial which presented an overview of performance against the Corporate Plan as at 30 September 2021.  Detailed information on performance could be viewed on the Council’s website.  It was highlighted that a new approach was being taken on how data was collected and presented.  Overall, performance remained positive and strong, despite some of the challenges being faced by the authority at this time.

The Head of Corporate Performance summarised the report and advised that there were a number of contextual measures to provide a Lincolnshire view along with the usual activities.  The four ambitions remained, and it was reported that they were all currently on plan.  It was noted that there were a number of indicators which had been impacted by Covid-19, particularly around education and attainment, and once data was available this would be published.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board presented the comments of the Board following its consideration of the report.  Particular reference was made to the use of Power BI in presenting the information; the ‘Percentage of people who are unemployed’ measure, which it was acknowledged that the Council was unable to control, but could have a level of influence through its activities; and also a query around the ‘Percentage of completed safeguarding referrals where the source of risk was a provider’ former measure 114.

During discussion by the Executive, clarification was sought on the following areas:

·       The Power BI application, and what the benefits of using it were.  A guide on using this tool had been produced which would be circulated to members shortly.

·       Removal of measure 114 – it was felt that a more strategic performance indicator was needed for adults safeguarding.  It was noted that safeguarding measures were reported into the Adults and Community Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.  The Executive were reassured that this information on referrals was collected and was looked at by the Directorate Leadership Team, but the strategic position of all referrals was now included in the Corporate Plan.

·       The rationale for the inclusion of contextual measures.  It was explained that this term was used for those measures where a target or ambition had not yet been set.  A lot of these measures were only influenceable measures, or involved data that the Council did not directly own.  It was commented that there was a need for some kind of success measurement, particularly in relation to partnerships, and the Council’s contribution to those partnerships.

It was also suggested that activity A37 regarding the ambitions for Lincolnshire needed to be strengthened taking into account the work to develop the economic geography of Greater Lincolnshire.  It was commented that this was a key corporate ambition to promote historic Lincolnshire as a national entity and was something that needed to be taken into account when setting these targets.

RESOLVED

1.    That the performance for 2021/22 as at 30 September 2021 be noted.

2.    That a Lincolnshire ambition for some of the contextual measures be set.