Issue - meetings

To consider a report and receive a presentation by the Head of Policy and Performance.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Policy and Performance containing an overview of performance for Cheshire East. The report provided out-turn measures for 2008-09 re-configured to Cheshire East from the four demised authorities.

The Head of Policy and Performance attended the meeting and gave a presentation on :

• Out-turn performance data for 2008-09

• Baseline figures for Cheshire East

• Inherited areas for improvement.

The presentation was set in the context of :

• The new National Comprehensive Assessment Framework

• The introduction of a new national Indicator set in 2008-09

• A national Place Survey carried out in September – November 2008

• LGR data being re-aligned to new organisation boundaries.

The Government had introduced a set of new national indicators from 2008/09 which had replaced the previous Best Value Indicators. Performance against each of these indicators was being used to benchmark and monitor performance nationally, particularly in relation to the new Comprehensive Assessment agenda.

The new CAA regime provided areas with a scored assessment and would also highlight red flag (for areas of concern) and green flag (for areas of exemplary performance.

The Audit Commission had applied a framework for the delivery of CAA and its initial analysis of how the Council and partners understood and addressed local communities and their needs, and had produced an “emerging thoughts” document.

The Audit Commission had consequently identified some ‘red tags’ which may become red flags for final assessment in the following areas :

• Understanding our diverse communities
• Health inequalities, in particular teenage pregnancy
• Dealing with recession
• Affordable Housing
• Understanding an ageing population

RESOLVED – That the Head of Policy and Performance and Senior Scrutiny Officer be requested to meet with Councillor Paul Edwards to analyse the data presented to the Committee with a view to submitting suggestions to the next meeting on the best way of presenting Performance Monitoring Information to future meetings of this Committee and other Overview and Scrutiny Committees