Issue - meetings

To consider the Chief Executive’s Corporate Performance Overview Report for quarter three (October to December) of the 2011/12 financial year.

The Chairman has asked that any detailed questions arising from the report should be referred to the Assistant Chief Executive in advance and only raised in the meeting if you consider the issue requires wider discussion.

The following points were made on the Chief Executive’s Performance Overview Report for quarter three (October to December) of the 2011/12 financial year:

• Members were pleased to see that individuals who breached HMO Management Regulations were now being prosecuted.
• It was reported that this report was intended to pull together overall key issues from all departments and provide an overview. The report was considered by management teams, the Executive, Overview and Scrutiny as well as being published on the website.
• The Director of Corporate Services and the Assistant Chief Executive stated that they were happy to answer any questions from members around performance reports as soon as they were published.
• Members asked that future reports of crime figures should make it clear that they were recorded crimes.
• The Assistant Chief Executive acknowledged that performance around anti-social behaviour was slightly lower, and summarised the work of the Council and its partners to tackle ASB.  It was noted that an Anti-Social Behaviour Co-ordinator had been reappointed.
• Members expressed concern around the performance of schools as detailed in paragraph 3.4 of the report, despite the presence of School Improvement Officers. The Chairman asked that the concerns of the Commission be conveyed to the Director of Children, Young People and Learning around this. The Chairman also asked to be informed of how many School Improvement Officers were currently employed in the Borough and a summary of their responsibilities.
• Members requested an explanation for underperformance on indicator NI103.2 (SEN Statements)
• Members asked to be informed of the outcome of consideration of using E+ Cards in pay and display (car park) machines.
• It was noted that the rise in the number of Child Protection Plans was not necessarily a negative development; it was possible that more vulnerable children were being reported and monitored than previously.