Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee support the levels of progress and confidence in the achievements of priorities as at mid-year within the 2022/23 Council Plan;

(b)       That the Committee endorse and support overall performance against 2022/23 Council Plan performance indicators as at mid-year; and

(c)        That the Committee is assured by the explanations given for those areas of underperformance.

The Chief Officer (Housing & Assets) presented the monitoring report to review mid-year progress against the Council Plan priorities identified for 2022/23.  The out-turn report for the 2022/23 Council Plan showed 59% of activities were making good progress.  70% of the performance indicators had met or exceeded their targets, 9% were being closely monitored and 21% were currently not meeting target.

The report was an exception-based report and concentrated on those areas of performance which were currently not achieving their target.  The performance indicators which showed a red RAG status for current performance against target, relevant to the Committee, were detailed within the report.      

Councillor Bernie Attridge commented on the total number of mandatory large disabled adaptations and the average number of days to complete a mandatory large disabled adaptations and asked for an explanation for the delays with planning applications for large jobs.  He also asked if there was a delay with Occupational Therapist visits.  The Service Manager - Housing Welfare and Communities explained that the planning delays were due to the backlog and complexities around some of the disabled adaptations which needed to take place.  She also explained that a new framework was imminent which would enable the Council to use local suppliers and increase the number of quotes.  With regards to Occupational Therapists, she explained that there was currently a number of vacancies to fill within the service, and added that it was an area that was currently hard to recruit in.  Work was progressing to link with Universities to see if they could assist with recruitment.

The recommendations, as outlined within the report, were moved by Councillor Bernie Attridge and seconded by Councillor Dennis Hutchinson.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee support the levels of progress and confidence in the achievements of priorities as at mid-year within the 2022/23 Council Plan;

(b)       That the Committee endorse and support overall performance against 2022/23 Council Plan performance indicators as at mid-year; and

(c)        That the Committee is assured by the explanations given for those areas of underperformance.