Issue - meetings

The Council has refreshed its performance management framework and a series of complementary initiatives have been introduced to enable improved performance monitoring. A set of departmental performance scorecards have been introduced to strengthen internal monitoring and a more flexible service planning framework has also been rolled out. As part of the refresh, the format of this report has changed to make it more accessible to members. In the future performance and finance information will be reported along departmental lines to guide lead members and facilitate a more holistic appraisal. In response to the abolition of the Local Area Agreement and changes to the national indicator set, the report will primarily focus on local priorities.

(i)         that the finance and performance information contained in the joint report from the Directors of Finance and Corporate Services and of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement be noted and remedial actions as necessary be agreed;

(ii)        that agreement be given to the 2010-11 budget virements contained in the report.

The report from the Directors of Strategy, Partnership and Improvement and Finance and Corporate Services summarised Brent Council’s budget position and performance in relation to the delivery of the Borough Plan, Our Brent Our Future 2010-2014.  Councillor John (Lead Member, Corporate Strategy and Policy Co-ordination) drew members' attention to the new performance framework and other initiatives introduced to improve performance monitoring and she urged all members to pay close attention. The Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement referred to areas in which data had not been provided and assured that efforts would be made to improve this next quarter. He also referred to the separately circulated crime figures which were positive and the Lead Member (Crime and Public Safety), Councillor Beswick, expressed support for the commitment to the timely availability of information, work on which had already commenced.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the finance and performance information contained in the joint report from the Directors of Finance and Corporate Services and of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement be noted and remedial actions as necessary be agreed;

(ii)        that agreement be given to the 2010-11 budget virements contained in the report.