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The Council Strategy sets out the Council’s key priorities, the outcomes we expect to achieve and the programmes that we will deliver. 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.

Following consultation with directorates, this report proposes the Council Strategy 2023/24 and reviews the priorities, outcomes and programmes. The performance measures, key facts and opportunities and challenges will be reviewed as part of the Council Plan refresh in January 2023.

Background:

This report set out the Council Strategy, which in turn set out the Council’s key priorities, the outcomes expected to be achieved and the programmes that would be delivered.

The report advised that the Council Plan was the delivery plan which set out the measures that would be used to track performance against the Council’s key priorities.

The report proposed the Council Strategy 2023/24 and stated that the performance measures, key facts and opportunities and challenges would be reviewed as part of the Council Plan refresh in January 2023.

The Portfolio Holder for Business Management, Councillor Hackwell, supported by the Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, Councillor Doe, proposed the recommendations set out in the report.

Decision:

a)    The Council noted the comments of the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee set out in section 5 of the report and the decisions of the Cabinet set out at section 7 of the report.

b)    The Council agreed to adopt the refreshed Council Strategy as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

Background:

This report set out the refreshed Council Strategy. The report advised that the Council Strategy set out the Council’s key priorities, the outcomes that the Council expected to achieve and the programmes that would deliver this. The report further stated that the Council Plan was the delivery plan which set out the measures that would be used to track performance against the Council’s key priorities.

The report stated that the performance measures, key facts and opportunities and challenges would be reviewed as part of the Council Plan refresh in January 2023.

The Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered this report on 25 August 2022 and its comments were set out in section 5 of the report.

A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) had been completed in relation to the updated Council Strategy, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

Reasons:

The Council Strategy sets the high-level objectives for the Council and is under-pinned by the Council Plan which includes the detailed performance measures and delivery plans explaining how the strategic objectives are to be met. Agreement of the proposed Council Strategy will ensure continued delivery of the objectives and effective monitoring of performance.