Lead Member – Councillor Steve Charmley – Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support

Report of the Director of Place and Enterprise

Contact: George Candler   Tel: 01743 255003

RESOLVED:

i)             That the key underlying and emerging issues in the reports and appendices be considered; and

ii)            That the performance portal be reviewed and any performance areas for consideration in greater detail be identified or referred to the appropriate Overview Scrutiny Committee.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Support presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise on the Council’s performance against its key outcomes for Quarter 2 2017/18.  He thanked the performance team for pulling the information together and drew particular attention to continued improvements in i) delayed transfer of care, ii) attendance at Theatre Severn and the Old Market Hall and iii) permanent admissions to residential care.

A Member voiced congratulations to all staff working in Children’s Services on the achievement of ‘Good’ rating in the recent Ofsted inspection.  The Leader stated that this excellent result would be openly and widely acknowledged and this showed that the Council achieved to a high level.

The Portfolio Holder for Culture and Leisure also paid tribute to the excellent work of staff in culture and leisure and added that the 2017 Pantomime at Theatre Severn was already sold to 93% capacity.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the key underlying and emerging issues in the reports and appendices be considered; and

ii)            That the performance portal be reviewed and any performance areas for consideration in greater detail be identified or referred to the appropriate Overview Scrutiny Committee.