Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Policy, Performance and Improvement.

The Head of Policy, Performance and Improvement submitted a summary report relating to key performance indicators for each area covered by an officer from Corporate Priority Board, and highlighting key areas of under - performance which OSC or the other Scrutiny Boards might wish to tackle in greater depth.  The impact of under - performance in key areas on the Council’s overall Corporate Performance Assessment (CPA) score was emphasised.

The key areas highlighted at the meeting were:-

• Planning performance, and whether or not this was improving – The Chair stated OSC would be receiving an update report at its September meeting, following its Inquiry in 2006/07;
• VC11c – Percentage of top 5% of earners that are disabled (excluding schools) and BV16a – The number of staff declaring that they meet the DDA disability definition as a percentage of the total workforce;
• BV12 – The proportion of working days/shifts lost to sickness absence – and the variations between Departments;
• BV126 – Domestic burglaries per 1,000 of the population – and BV127b – Robberies per year per 1,000 of the population – and the variations between different parts of the City;
• BV203 – The percentage change in the average number of families placed in temporary accommodation;
• BV201 – Direct payments per 100,000 of the population;
• Children and Young People – issues relating to weaknesses in management information and the allocation of resources across the City.
• CP-AS50 – provision of out of hours services – Members requested details regarding the 55 services referred to in the report.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted, and Scrutiny Chairs, in consultation with the Scrutiny Support Unit and their Boards, decide which key areas of under - performance to investigate during 2007/08.