Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation of the Planning and Performance Manager

Consideration was given to a presentation by the Planning and Performance Manager, which outlined the out-turn performance data for 2008/09, the baseline for Cheshire East and the 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.

It was noted that there were 38 National Indicators, which fell within the remit of the Committee, 16 of which had been identified as priority indicators for the Local Area Agreement.

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 :

• Housing
• Health inequalities

The presentation also noted some areas that the Audit Commission had highlighted in final Annual Inspection and Audit Letter reports for the predecessor district Councils and County Council as requiring a focus by the new Cheshire East Authority and some other areas where attention was needed. These included:

• Waste
• Planning
• Affordable Housing
• Environment (Climate Change)
• Employment

RESOLVED

That a report on the Mid Point Performance Review, including further information on the improvement areas be brought to the next meeting of the Committee.