Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategy and Engagement Manager

The Strategy and Engagement Manager introduced the report which set out the corporate performance of the organisation as at the end of the financial year 2011/12. The report was due to go to Cabinet in June and so this was an opportunity for this committee to make any comments and observations.

The Chief Executive advised members that the first milestone reported as red was now green as the government had agreed to provide funding to the county council for sustainable transport.

Members requested further information on the cost of local appeals which had been upheld and the trend over previous years. The officer agreed to request this information from the Director Built Environment and pass on to the committee.

The chair concluded that there were no issues arising where a scrutiny review had been identified. Regarding commissioning, he suggested that there was an important role for scrutiny in looking at services that had been taken through the commissioning route.  Scrutiny could review the efficiency of this process as well as the delivery of the anticipated benefits.