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The Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement introduced a report to the Assembly on the Corporate Plan 2017-18.

The Corporate Plan set out the Council’s vision and priorities for the next 12 months together with details of key achievements over the past three years, the Council’s transformation programme and the performance monitoring regime for 2017/18.

The Assembly applauded the ambitious programme of the Corporate Plan against the backdrop of austerity measures coming from the Government and

noted that, in comparison to other London Boroughs, the Council found itself toward  the bottom of the league tables for 2016.  The Chief Executive explained, however, that the direction of travel was positive and, through the Borough Manifesto, the Council was aiming to progress in all areas in the coming years.

The Assembly resolved to approve the Corporate Plan 2017/18 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

The Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement introduced the Council’s Corporate Plan for 2017/18, which set out the Council’s vision and priorities for the next 12 months together with details of key achievements over the past three years, the Council’s transformation programme and the performance monitoring regime for 2017/18.

Issues raised during the discussions included:

a)  The difficult financial positions that many Councils found themselves in as a result of the Government’s ongoing austerity programme and the need for that programme to be halted in view of the outcome of the General Election;

b)  The positive and innovative approach adopted by the Council in meeting the financial challenges imposed on it by Government;

c)  The need for the Cabinet portfolio responsibilities to fully reflect the cross-cutting nature of the key performance indicators;

d)  The need for effective publicity to ensure that local residents and staff were aware of the new Corporate Plan and the Council’s achievements and vision for the future; and

e)  The addition of the Docklands Light Railway extension in the list of transport and infrastructure developments within the Borough.

The Cabinet resolved to recommend the Assembly to approve the Corporate Plan 2017/18.