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Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve the draft Strategy and Transformation Portfolio Plan 2015/16.
Matter for
Decision
The Officer’s report covered the draft Strategy
and Transformation Portfolio Plan 2015-16, which set out the strategic objectives for the
portfolio for the year ahead, described the context in which the portfolio was
being delivered and detailed the activities required to deliver the outcomes
and the vision. Performance measures and risks were also shown for each
strategic objective.
Decision
of the Leader
Approved the draft Strategy and Transformation Portfolio
Plan 2015-16.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Corporate Strategy; introduced by the Leader.
In response to Members’ questions the Leader said the following:
i.
(Ref Objective 1) Leadership and accountability for
shared services had been discussed. A lead local authority and lead manager
therein was favoured over a central board. Responsibility for services remained
with authorities whilst arrangements were being discussed by Council Leaders.
This allowed flexibility to add more authorities to arrangements in future.
Progress reports would be sent to each authority in future.
ii.
Shared services should lead to efficiencies in
future.
iii.
Executive Councillors would take responsibility for
shared service arrangements affecting their portfolios, with support from
various officers and Ray Ward as lead Director.
iv.
Progress reports would come to Strategy &
Resources, plus individual committees (eg Planning) as required.
v.
(Ref Objective 3) £400,000 had been allocated by
the Police & Crime Commissioner to the Victim Hub, which had just been set
up. Various funds such as the Neighbourhood Fund had been set up as well.
vi.
The Police were taking a positive attitude towards
restorative justice and joint working with the voluntary sector and other
agencies.
vii.
Abbey Ward had been chosen from various ones for
the Police to focus on violent crime. The ward did not have significant violent
crime levels, but the Police want to focus on one ward at a time. The Leader offered
to discuss any ward issues with Abbey and Market Ward Councillors.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 26/06/2015
Date of decision: 23/03/2015