Issue - meetings

A report that updates Cabinet on progress against targets set out in the current Council Plan.

Councillor Kam Kaur (Portfolio Holder for Customer and Transformation) introduced the published report and highlighted some key elements of it. Members’ attention was drawn to pages 27 to 30 of the agenda pack where six areas of concern were noted. Regarding Covid-19, the meeting was informed that work was underway on a recovery performance framework.

Councillor Jerry Roodhouse (Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group) proposed the establishment of a cross party working group comprising three or four members to assist in the development of the performance dashboard. He welcomed that indicators had been changed to reflect circumstances citing suicide levels as an example. The principle of the establishment of a working group was agreed; One of the first areas it may wish to consider being success criteria.

Councillor Les Caborn (Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health) acknowledged that some performance in adult social care was below target. The Quality Assurance Team was back working normally and a deep dive into performance was underway. An area of success was a reduction in permanent admissions to nursing homes. This indicated success in assisting people to continue to live in their own homes.

Councillor Keith Kondakor acknowledged the usefulness on the KPIs and dashboard. He called for indicators regarding cycle routes and cycling.

Councillor Jeff Morgan (Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services) observed that when considering the number of children in care it is important to ensure that these are the right children. That there had not been an increase in the number of children entering care may have been a reflection of Covid-19 and delays in court orders.

Councillor Kaur closed by emphasising the need to link key business measures to recovery. She agreed to work with officers to set up the cross-party working group.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

a) Notes the progress of the delivery of the Council Plan 2020 - 2025 for the period as contained in the report.

b) Agrees the proposed changes to the Commissioning Intentions Framework.