Issue - meetings

Cabinet considered a report that provided details of performance for quarter two. The report is required so that the Cabinet can monitor the performance of the Council in key service areas and be assured that progress is being made to improve areas where performance is below the expected level.

Councillor Brighouse, Chairman of the Performance Scrutiny Committee highlighted the following points from its meeting on 9 January 2014: some of the efficiency saving targets had not been made and were therefore a financial risk for Cabinet to be aware of and address; secondly she referred to the performance indicators around re-ablement and the importance of not treating the figures in isolation and recognising that there were a range of issues including the recruitment of care workers. She queried whether with regard to young people not in education, employment or training enough was being done to encourage them into the care sector.

Councillor Hudspeth responded to the points made and commented on the importance of following through when setting savings to see them realised. He added that staff had done well to provide the savings made whilst delivering services.

Following discussion Cabinet:

RESOLVED:                        to note the performance reported in the dashboards and to note the concerns of the Performance Scrutiny Committee that, across all three Directorates, resources are stretched due to an increase in demand, which is not mirrored by funding streams, and is threatening the future performance of the Council.