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ITEM EX6 - ANNEX 3

EXECUTIVE – 28 MAY 2002

PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT

COMMENTS OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Key Points Arising from Debate at the Meeting on 16 May 2002

General

Executive members should be linked to targets

Targets should also have ‘member champions’

Achievement of targets could be vulnerable when a partner organisation is involved in delivery

Reward sharing within Oxfordshire County Council and with partners should be clarified

Particular care is required with small target areas (ie ‘children in care exams’)

Timespans are required for all targets

An indication is required as to whether targets can be achieved through existing or new funding, and how they will benefit communities

Information is required about targets beyond 2006

Specific

‘Bus use’:

The target to ‘improve bus use’ was vulnerable due to commercial pressure

‘CS’ Department

The acronym could confuse (‘Corporate Services’/’Cultural Services’)

‘Fire related deaths’:

The target to ‘reduce fire deaths in the home’ was vulnerable due for example to arson

‘Footpaths’:

Scrutiny considered whether this target should also include the maintenance of pavements and roads (accepting that these are very challenging areas)

‘Waste recycling’ and ‘waste reduction’:

The reasons for not prioritising the waste reduction target was queried

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