Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to provide Cabinet with a corporate overview of performance information linked to the Brent 2020 and Borough Plan priorities, to support informed decision-making and to manage performance effectively.   

RESOLVED that:

6.1       The performance information contained in the report be noted; and

6.2       The current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided be considered.

Councillor Margaret McLennan, Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report and supporting performance scorecard (Appendix A) to set out the position on the Council’s performance in the second quarter of 2017/18.

Councillor McLennan stated that the content and format of the report and scorecard have been revised to focus primarily on the Brent 2020 priorities and then on the Borough Plan priorities. She stated that the purpose of this report is to provide Cabinet with a corporate overview of performance information linked to the Brent 2020 and Borough Plan priorities, to support informed decision-making and to manage performance effectively.

She reminded Cabinet that the Brent 2020 vision provides a strategic picture of where the Council would like to be by 2020 and how it intends to get there. The Brent 2020 vision is designed to complement the Borough Plan over the next five years. Its five themed priorities are as follows:

• Employment and Skills – to respond to the increase in the working age population and lift people out of poverty and welfare dependency.
• Regeneration - to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions in the borough.
• Business and Housing Growth - to maximise the tax base to support the delivery of core services.
• Demand Management - to manage the pressure on needs led budgets such as children’s social care, adult social care and homelessness.
• Raising Income - to support the delivery of core services.

Councillor McLennan stated that the Corporate Performance Scorecard (Appendix A) sets out the suite of key performance indicators (KPIs) being monitored corporately. Commentary is mandatory in line with the current performance framework and is included in the scorecard.

RESOLVED that:

6.1       The performance information contained in the report be noted; and

6.2       The current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided be considered.