Cabinet:

Noted the performance figures set out in the Appendices to the report and the corrective action that is being taken.

The Quarter 3 Corporate Performance Report (2018/19) was presented to Cabinet.  It was noted that for Quarter 3 a RAG status had been provided for 43 of the 46 Corporate Performance Indicators and 9 out of the 25 perception/engagement indicators.  Of those Corporate Performance related indicators so rated 28 (65%) have a Green (on track) status, 6 (14%0 have an Amber status and 9 (21%) have a Red (off track) status.  It was noted that the proportion of Green indicators had decreased and those of Red had increased.

The following corporate performance indicators have changed their position from last quarter and are now RAG rated Red:

·       % of looked after children who ceased to be looked after as a result of permanency (Adoption and Special Guardianship Order)

·       The proportion of repeat victims of domestic abuse

·       Number of apprentices recruited in the Borough

Of those perception / engagement indicators that have been RAG rated:

·       1 (11%) have a Green (on track) status

·       3 (33%) have an Amber status

·       5 (56%) have a Red (off track) status

This is a very slight decline in performance compared with the position at the end of Quarter 2 when 12% were rated Green and 44% were rated Red.   

The following perception / engagement indicator has changed position from last quarter and is now RAG rated Red:

·       % of respondents worried about crime in the area

The aspiration is for the quality of indicators to increase.  The data is collected both nationally and regionally.  Councillor Jason Frost pointed out that with the indicators for Looked after children, to “force an outcome” would be inappropriate as the most important aspect would be to find the best outcome for a child than to meet the CPI target.

Cllr Keith Darvill was disappointed to see the decline in the number of apprenticeships recruited in the Borough.  A huge amount of work, led by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health, to increase this number, has been commenced to identify more opportunities within the Borough.  The Leader added that there is a lot to be optimistic about in this regard particularly with the Joint Ventures embarked upon in the Borough which will allow a much greater offer for degree level apprenticeships.  Much work has been done in local schools, with an event at Hall Mead School taking place very recently.

It will be appropriate for the outcomes here to be monitored and everything will be done to Champion this drive.  The next edition of the Borough’s Living Magazine will involve a “Young Persons Take Over” which will highlight the opportunities that are both available and to be developed.

Cabinet:

Noted the performance figures set out in the Appendices to the report and the corrective action that is being taken.