Decision details

9.

9.1

9.2

COUNCIL PLAN OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK – Q1 BASELINE REPORT

The Finance and Performance Policy Committee considered a report of the Director of Finance and Commercial Services which presented the first Outcomes Framework report to Committee which included current, historic and comparator data, where available.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Finance and Performance Policy Committee: -

1. Note the Council Plan Outcomes Framework Q1 Baseline Report the starting point for the measures that evidence our improvements and show distance travelled against each Council plan priority.

2. Agree to continue to receive quarterly reports that provide an overview of performance against the Outcome measures, describing performance challenges, interventions taken, and the results of changes made.

3. Consider, and ask all other policy committees to consider, if issues raised in this performance report should have further scrutiny through the scheduling of time on the appropriate committee work programme.

9.3

Reasons for Decision

9.3.1

The Outcomes Framework will underpin how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and the outcomes will increasingly become the focus for our budget, Directorate and Service Plans.

9.3.2

Council Plan Outcomes Framework Q1 Baseline Report sets the starting point for the measures that evidence distance travelled against the Council Plan priorities as part of a systematic process of robust corporate performance reporting.

9.3.3

To ensure that Finance & Performance Policy Committee contributes to the performance management process and drives improvement across the organisation.

9.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

9.4.1

Previous decisions made requires officers to proceed with implementing the full performance framework to underpin how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and the outcomes will increasingly become enabling elements for our priority-based budget plans, Directorate and Service going forwards and set a key deliverable for the Council.

9.4.2

Beyond some nuance of how we implement some details of the framework, the measures, performance system and reporting cycles are agreed, removing the alternative options available for implementation of the framework.