Issue - meetings

(Report of the Chief Executive – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction). To consider a report with respect to progress against the Council’s priority outcomes for the second quarter of 2011/12.

The Cabinet received a report that provided an update with respect to progress against the Council’s outcomes and priorities for the second quarter of 2011/12.

It was noted that there had recently been reports in the press with regard to the level of young people in the Borough classed as Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The apparent disparity between the figures reported and the figures contained within the performance report was due to the use of two different measures.

Cabinet was advised that the target with respect to reducing the use of Temporary Accommodation (TA) had been revised down in order to reflect the ? A number of measures were being taken by the Council and Homes for Haringey to tackle under occupancy and a local lettings policy had been formed between ?

It was noted that the Cabinet received performance data with respect to key areas that reflected the Council’s corporate priorities. These were not exhaustive and that a wider a range of indicators were measured and reported to other Council bodies.

RESOLVED:

1. That progress against the five outcome area during the second quarter of 2011/12 be noted.

2. That the issues and challenges moving forward into the reporting period be noted.