Issue - meetings

This report sets out – through its attached appendix – the proposed Brent Corporate Plan for 2015 - 2016.  The objectives, milestones and success measures set out in the plan have been developed to provide a clear programme of operational activities to deliver the ambitions and outcomes agreed in the ‘Brent Borough Plan 2015 – 2019’ by the Cabinet and Full Council in March 2015.

Cabinet agreed the Corporate Plan 2015 – 2016.

Cabinet noted that regular quarterly and annual reports will be brought to the Cabinet monitoring progress and evaluating performance. Cabinet noted that the new performance management framework will be subject to a separate report in August 2015.

Councillor Butt (Leader of the Council) introduced the report setting out Brent’s proposed Corporate Plan for 2015 - 2016.

Councillor Butt stated that the objectives, milestones and success measures set out in the plan have been developed to provide a clear programme of operational activities to deliver the ambitions and outcomes agreed in the ‘Brent Borough Plan 2015 – 2019’ by the Cabinet and Full Council in March 2015.

Christine Gilbert (Chief Executive) explained that the Corporate Plan will be actively managed both at member level and at officer level (by the CMT, managers and their teams). She stated that performance against the plan would be regularly monitored so that prompt management action could be taken, where necessary, if there is slippage or if an activity needs to be changed in the light of circumstances. She explained that the current plan corresponds to current Council resources.

RESOLVED:

(i)         Cabinet agreed the Corporate Plan 2015 – 2016.

(ii)        Cabinet noted that regular quarterly and annual reports will be brought to the Cabinet monitoring progress and evaluating performance. Cabinet noted that the new performance management framework will be subject to a separate report in August 2015.