Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation of the Planning and Performance Manager

Janis Grant, Head of Planning and Performance gave a presentation on Performance Information relating to the Sustainable Communities Committee. The Committee had responsibility to scrutinise the performance of the Local Area Agreement (LAA). Currently, the Council was being assessed by the Audit Commission on its performance in relation to LAA targets agreed by the former constituent authorities in April 2008.

Initial indications suggested that many of the targets were in the top quartile compared with other authorities. Out of 46 indicators relating to Sustainable Communities, targets had been set for 29 indicators. The 15 remaining indicators were new. Of the 29 indicators with targets :

• 10 had met the targets
• 14 had missed the target
• 5 were awaiting performance information.

The key missed targets were:

• Numbers killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents
• Under 18 conception rate
• 16-18 year olds not in employment, education or training
• Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care
• Number of new affordable homes

In addition, details of the Place Survey carried out in November 2008 were circulated, which provided data from 18 National indicators relating to :

• Respect and Consideration
• Quality of Life
• Information
• Local decision making
• Getting Involved and helping Out

RESOLVED –  (a) That the presentation be received and noted

(b) That the Head of Planning and Performance be requested to  produce a basket of Performance indicators to be submitted to the next meeting for regular monitoring  by the Committee in future.