Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director, Community Services, the Assistant Director, Highways and Capital Projects, and the Head of Community Safety

The Assistant Director, Community Services, the Assistant Director, Highways and Capital Projects, and the Head of Community Safety submitted a report (previously circulated) to provide Members with performance data against key performance indicators for 2023/24, as at the end of September 2023 (Quarter 2).

The submitted report provided performance information in line with an indicator set and Scrutiny Committee distribution agreed by Monitoring and Coordination Group on 4 June 2018, and subsequently by Scrutiny Committee Chairs. It was reported that following agreement at Council on 5 December 2019 to align Scrutiny Committees to the updated Cabinet Portfolios, the indicator set had been aligned accordingly.It was reported that of the 35 indicators reported to this Scrutiny Committee, 25 were reported six monthly.

It was highlighted that 24 of the 25 indicators reported had Quarter 2 data which could be compared with Quarter 2 data from 2022/23, and when taking into consideration what is best performance for each indicator 12 of the 24 indicators had increased when compared to the same period as last year, and 12 of the 24 indicators had decreased when compared to the same period as last year.

Members entered into discussion on the income streams for Theatre Hullaballoo and the challenge around using the space following the Covid pandemic, however Members were informed that it was anticipated that the theatre space would be utilised more over the forthcoming 12 months. Clarification was also sought in relation to the Street Champions programme, in terms of the number of Street Champions who were signed up to the scheme, compared with those who were regularly active within their communities.

A discussion was held around the value of the Performance Indicators used, and whether there was any value in refreshing the Performance Indicators submitted to this Scrutiny Committee.

Discussion ensued on the response times in relation to fly-tipping, and the services and resources required to meet the additional housing developments in the Borough.    

RESOLVED – That the content of the submitted report be noted.