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1. Summary (Introductory)

1.1 This report introduces the outline of the Council's Performance Plan 2007/08, indicates Member involvement in the various elements of the plan and how to access the information on which its key messages are based.

1.2 The Council is currently required by statute to publish an annual Performance Plan for release to the general public as well as the Audit Commission by 30 June. This is one of only two plans required of `4 star' councils and is also required by the Council's Constitution and Policy Framework.

2. Recommendation

That the framework for the Performance Plan 2007/08 be approved

3. Background

3.1 The purpose of this report is to demonstrate how reports and decisions taken during the course of the year are combined in the published Performance Plan which only exists as a series of interconnected website pages within Hantsweb.

3.2 The website structure enables links to additional information, such as access to information about the Council's performance.

3.3 The principal audiences for the Performance Plan are:

· Staff and elected members of the authority

· Individuals, groups and organisations with an interest in the activities of the authority

· Regulatory bodies and central government

3.4 The public is not the primary audience for the Performance Plan, they are kept informed through a special supplement in Hampshire Now magazine. This year a headline performance update was given in the Spring Edition of Hampshire Now. It is intended that a fuller performance update will be given following the Audit Commission's Corporate Assessment and when progress can be reported against the new Corporate Strategy.

3.5 The website address is: http://www.hants.gov.uk/corporatestrategy/

3.6 The plan is available in libraries, through the People's Network with the support of library staff and through information centres, with the support of information centre staff.

4. Outline structure of the Performance Plan

4.1 The full Performance Plan contains the following core ¹elements:

· A full listing of results and targets for the national Best Value Performance Indicators

· A brief statement on contracts, identifying issues which arise under the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters and particularly relating to staff transfers

4.2 The full Performance Plan also contains the following elements:

· Information about the context in which the Council operates

· The key aims and priorities of the Council identified in the Corporate Strategy

· A summary of performance against these priorities, including milestone achievements and results against local targets

· Results of Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) and other relevant audit and inspection reports, outlining the County Council's responses and progress with them

4.3 The full Performance Plan will also signpost the following items:

· CPA scores

· The outcomes of best value reviews and proposals for future reviews

· Summarised financial information.

· Resident consultation strategy and results

5 Preparation and approval of the content of the Performance Plan

5.1 Almost all the elements of the Performance Plan have been considered by Members throughout the year. /decisions/decisions-docs/Appendix 1 maps out the paths that each of the key elements, outlined in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, have taken or will take through the approval process.

5.2 As with previous years some of the information, notably current performance indicator results, is not available until immediately prior to the 30 June deadline. This means it has not yet been submitted to any public meeting or member decision day. The full year performance results for 2006/07 and the summary of the overall council performance will be presented to Cabinet on 25 June 2007.

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background documents

The following documents discuss facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, it based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB: the list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

(Quote list of documents here: either "none" if 1 or 2 above apply; or list the relevant letters, memos, etc and their location).

Appendix 1