Measuring and reviewing our progress
We will implement a performance and improvement framework to enable the council to monitor the delivery of our identified actions and support the achievement of our agreed performance targets. The council’s monitoring and reporting structures have been designed to ensure proper oversight and accountability arrangements are in place, and to provide our elected members and management teams with assurances that our governance arrangements are robust. This helps to ensure transparency, accountability and drive continuous improvement.
To support the ambitions of our corporate plan, an accompanying annual Corporate Delivery and Improvement Plan will be developed that details what will be delivered against each of our priorities and associated performance indicators and targets.
Reporting arrangements for the Annual Corporate Delivery and Improvement Plan are shown in the table.
| Council board or council committee | Reporting frequency |
|---|---|
| Corporate Management Team Oversight Board | Quarterly |
| Standing committees | Bi-annually |
| Full council | Bi-annually |
Updates are provided to the relevant Standing Committees and the full council by relevant Chief Officers at mid-year and end of year to facilitate appropriate scrutiny, challenge and evaluation.
As well as reporting against the corporate plan, we are also required to publish an annual self-assessment of our Performance Improvement Plan and statutory targets on our website by 30 September each year. This is supported by quarterly updates to the Corporate Mangement Team (CMT), the council’s Audit and Assurance Board and Audit and Risk Panel as well as the Strategy, Policy and Resources Committee to track progress regularly throughout the year.
