Issue - meetings

This report and the performance scorecard (included as an Appendix) set out the position of the Council’s performance in the first and second quarter of 2023/24. The content of the report and scorecard focus on progress in delivering the priorities and outcomes set out in the Council’s Borough Plan 2023-2027: Moving Brent Forward Together.

Cabinet RESOLVED

(1)    To note the Borough Plan 2023/24 performance reporting for Q1-Q2 as set out in section 3.2 and Appendix A of the report.

(2)    To note the current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided and agree the remedial actions on strategic risks identified as appropriate alongside the challenge on progress being provided with responsible officers as necessary.

Eligible for call-in: Yes

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday 18 December 23

Councillor Muhammed Butt (as Leader of the Council) introduced a report, which provided Cabinet with an overview of corporate performance in the first and second quarter of 2023-24.

In presenting the report, the Leader advised that the performance monitoring update represented the first detailed assessment against the full suite of Key Performance Indicators developed to monitor delivery of the desired outcomes and corporate priorities within the new Borough Plan 2023-2027.

In noting the performance monitoring updates and commentary provided within the report, members also recognised the actions being undertaken to address current performance in relation to those targets rated as “red”, particularly in relation to the corporate priority “Prosperity and Stability in Brent”.  Members were also keen to recognise the efforts being made to ensure the continued delivery of services and work being undertaken jointly by Cabinet Members with their relevant Corporate Directors, in seeking to manage and mitigate against the financial challenges and strategic risks identified as part of the overall wider approach towards supporting local residents and in support of the priorities within the Borough Plan.

As a result, Cabinet RESOLVED to:

(1)    To note the Borough Plan 2023/24 performance reporting for Q1-Q2 as set out in section 3.2 and Appendix A of the report.

(2)    To note the current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided and agree the remedial actions on strategic risks identified as appropriate alongside the challenge on progress being provided with responsible officers as necessary.