Agenda item

That the 2013/14 Mid Year Improvement Plan Monitoring Report be noted.

The Policy & Performance Manager introduced a report to note and consider elements of the 2013/14 Mid Year Improvement Plan Monitoring Report relevant to the Committee, covering April to September 2013, and to invite comment on the new approach to performance reporting.

This was the first time that the report had been submitted to the Committee and included more detail than that reported to the last Cabinet meeting on Red, Amber, Green (RAG) risk status on progress and levels of confidence in undertaking activities.  In response to comments made by the Wales Audit Office, Improvement Plan monitoring now included more specific detail on baseline and target information for each activity.  The new format included a risk assessment matrix for risks identified, for example a Red RAG status was allocated to the Welfare Reform sub-priority due to the degree of uncertainty at this stage and would change over time.

The Head of ICT & Customer Services commented that the Red RAG status for Achieving Efficiency Targets reflected that a significant amount of work was ongoing.

RESOLVED:

That the 2013/14 Mid Year Improvement Plan Monitoring Report be noted.