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The Council Strategy sets out the Council’s key priorities, the outcomes we expect to achieve and the programmes that will deliver them. The Council Plan is the delivery plan which sets out the measures that will be used to track performance against the Council’s key priorities. This report seeks approval to the proposed changes to programmes and measures of success for 2020/21. 

Discussion:

This report provided details of the Council Plan refresh, which was the delivery plan which set out the measures that would be used to track performance against the Council’s key priorities, as set out in the Council Strategy.

The report had been considered by both the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee (30 January 2020) and Cabinet (4 February 2020), comments of which were set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the report respectively.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the proposals as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

The Portfolio Holder for Resources, Councillor Gulvin, supported by the Portfolio Holder for Education and Schools, Councillor Potter, proposed the recommendations set out in the report.

Decision:

a)    The Council noted the comments of the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Cabinet as set out in sections 4 and 5 of the report.

b)    The Council approved the proposed changes to programmes and measures of success summarised in paragraph 3.2 to the report and as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

c)    The Council agreed to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Resources, to approve the final measures of success for the proposed new qualitative measure on the calibre of social work and NI154 (net homes provided), as set out in paragraph 3.4 to the report and as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report, once further information is received.

Background:

This report provided details of the review of the Council Plan 2016/17 – 2020/2021, including respective key projects, key measures of success and targets to ensure the delivery of the Plan remained focused, informative and relevant.

The Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered this report on 30 January 2020 and its comments were set out in an addendum report, which included a recommendation that, following the proposed removal from the Council Plan of Measure N101 (the percentage of looked after children who achieve the required standard in GCSE English and maths) that performance be monitored by the Corporate Parenting Board.

A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) had been completed for the updated version of the Council Plan, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

Reasons:

Agreement of the proposed changes to the programmes and measures of success within the Council Plan will ensure the delivery of the Plan remains focused, informative and relevant.