Decision details

This report will present the key performance information for the Council together with areas for future focus, proposals for further service improvements and progress against previously agreed actions

The Executive will be asked to consider the performance information and agree appropriate proposals to assist the Council to drive forward its continuous improvement agenda

The Corporate Director of Finance and Commercial Services presented the four-monthly report on performance against the range of national indicators (NIs) contained within the Local Area Agreement and the outcome of the Comprehensive Area Assessment for 2008/09, from which the Council received an Organisational Assessment of three out of four.

Noted the key areas of good performance and the areas for improvement and discussed issues in relation to:

  (i)  Corporate Assessment 2009/10 – An inspection and assessment is to begin in February with the outcome published in June 2010.

  (ii)  NI 15 (serious violent crimes) and NI 16 (serious acquisitive crimes) – A significant improvement in the end of year position is anticipated.