Lead Member – Mr Tim Barker, Portfolio Holder for Performance.

Report of the Head of Legal, Strategy and Democratic Services is attached marked 13.

Contact – Tom Dodds (01743 252011)

That the key underlying and emerging issues that the performance measures identified in the report be noted.

13.1    The Portfolio Holder for Performance presented a report by the Performance Manager – copy attached to the signed minutes - on the Council’s performance during the fourth quarter of 2013/14 based on the latest performance management framework and reporting methodology.  At the corporate level performance was monitored using the Organisational Health Scorecard and in order to direct attention to key emerging messages, dashboards had been produced on relevant indicators for each of the Council’s priorities.  He indicated that the report summarised the latest measures of performance relating to the four priorities for the Council.

13.2    In referring to admissions into residential/nursing care being seen as a last resort a Member suggested that perhaps this was not appropriate in all cases and sought details regarding the safeguards put in place to ensure applicable action was taken in these cases.  In response the Portfolio Holder for Adult Services indicated that action taken was dependent upon the level of support considered appropriate for keeping persons in their own home but decisions taken were based on outcomes and the needs of individual persons.

13.3    RESOLVED:

That the key underlying and emerging issues that the performance measures identified in the report be noted.