Agenda item

Members are invited to review the report and note its content.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Value, introduced the report

The report set out the performance of the Council’s Corporate Performance Indicators for Quarter 1 (April to June 2014) 2014/15, against the five Living Ambition Goals of the Corporate Plan (Environment, Learning, Towns & Communities, Individuals and Value).

The report identified where the Council was performing well (Green) and not so well (Amber and Red).  The variance for the ‘RAG’ rating was:

·         Red = more than 10% off the Quarter 1 Target and where performance has not improved compared to Quarter 1 2013/14[1]

·         Amber = more than 10% off the Quarter 1 Target and where performance has improved or been maintained compared to Quarter 1 2013/14.

·         Green = on or within 10% of the Quarter 1 Target

Where the RAG rating was ‘Red’, a ‘Corrective Action’ box had been included in the report.  This highlighted what action the Council was taking to address poor performance, where appropriate.

Also included in the report was a Direction of Travel (DoT) column which compared performance in Quarter 1 2014/15 with performance in Quarter 1 2013/14.  A green arrow (é) meant performance was better and a red arrow (ê) signified performance was worse.  An amber arrow (è) meant that performance remained the same.

Cabinet was reminded that the Sickness Absence element still retained a disproportionate “skew” to the roll-over figures as it took a long time for the old data to disappear.  The period comparison figures were more encouraging as they showed – on a like-for-like basis, the current position more accurately.

Reasons for the decision: To provide Cabinet Members with a quarterly update on the Council’s performance against the Corporate Performance Indicators.

Other options considered: N/A

Cabinet: reviewed the report and noted its content