Archived decisions

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Date of Decision:

24 November 2008

Decision Title:

Driving Success: Hampshire County Council's Performance Management Framework

Decision Reference:

403

Report From:

Chief Executive's

Contact name:

Gary Smith

Tel:

Ext 7402

1) Summary

1.1 The County Council is focussed on building on its already high base to ensure that the right improvement infrastructure is in place to drive forward innovation, value for money and improved community outcomes. The Council believes it is improving strongly and wants to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to sustain this through the challenges ahead.

1.2 The attached `Driving Success' report concentrates on two main aspects of the corporate infrastructure to drive improvement. It outlines a refreshed corporate Performance Management Framework for the authority and it sets out a new Corporate Improvement Plan. Taken together these establish the infrastructure to monitor and manage service improvement and risk, whilst focussing on those key issues that need to be addressed over the months ahead.

1.4 The revised corporate Performance Management Framework and new Corporate Improvement Plan will be embedded in the Political and managerial infrastructure of the Council.

The following decisions are proposed:

1. Endorse the corporate Performance Management Framework and underpinning principles as set out.

2. Endorse the emerging Corporate Improvement Plan; indicate any further areas for inclusion; and request the Head of Improvement to finalise the plan with the Leader and Chief Executive.

2) Reasons for the decision

1. The proposals in this report strengthen the Council's corporate improvement infrastructure to sustain and drive forward continued high performance.

2. These proposals support all three Corporate Strategy priorities

3) Other options considered and rejected:

1. The attached paper is the culmination of several workshops and many discussions - there are no other options being put forward

4) Conflicts of Interest:

1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

None

2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

Approved by:

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Date: 24 November 2008

Chairman of the Cabinet

Councillor T.K. Thornber, CBE