Agenda item

8.1

The Director of Policy, Performance and Communications submitted a report outlining the performance management framework for the Council. He outlined the current performance challenges facing the Council and identified by EMT as follows:- (1) Assessments and Reviews in Adult Social Care, (2) NHS Policies and Pathways Impacting on Adult Social Care, (3) Sickness Absence Rates, (4) Agency Spend, (5) City Centre Vibrancy, (6) Capital Programme Profiling and (7) Educational Attainment.

8.2

In presenting the report, James Henderson, Director of Policy, Performance and Communications, commented that the report focused on the key challenges facing the Council rather than a comprehensive overview of performance at the Council. There was an emerging challenge of fixed term exclusions in schools which may be included in future reports.

8.3

Members then asked a number of questions and answers were received as follows:-

·      Discussions were ongoing as to the need for performance management statistics of external contractors such as AMEY.

·      Officers were aware that statistics in relation to exclusions were being skewed by one particular school and discussions were being held in that respect with management at the school.

·      Further discussions would be held between officers as to the most appropriate format to present performance management reports to future meetings of the Committee.

8.4

RESOLVED: That the report, now submitted, be noted.