Agenda item

The report was introduced by Caire McCarthy, Assistant Director Strategy, Comms & Collaboration as set out in the agenda pack at pages 51 – 94.

Haringey’s Corporate Delivery Plan sets out organisational delivery plans for the first two years of the administration (up until April 2024). The Delivery Plan included the outcomes the Council were working towards as an organisation; the activity planned to deliver these outcomes; how we would work to deliver it; and the key delivery dates. The plan was organised around the following themes:

1. Resident experience, participation, and collaboration
2. Responding to the climate emergency
3. Children and young people
4. Adults, health, and welfare
5. Homes for the future
6. Safer borough
7. Culturally Rich Borough
8. Place and economy

The following arose during the discussion of this agenda item:

a)    This was the first formal performance and progress update against the outcomes in the Corporate Delivery Plan. It reflected the position at the end of Quarter 1 2023 based on the new performance framework managed on Monday.com, a new web-based project and programme management tool.

b)    Key performance indicators were measured using Red Amber Green (RAG) status.

c)    The table (Appendix 3 of the report) showed the updates relevant to the 171 outcomes as specified in the Corporate Delivery Plan. There were restrictions on the amount of information which could be included on the table, this was to ensure that the table was not congested, and the information would be more manageable to read.

d)    The chair suggested that the table should also include information on whether the outcome had been achieved and methods used to measure the outcomes. The Committee was advised that the challenge was around presenting and publishing all the information obtained in a way that would be manageable without the risk of information overload.

e)    In response to a follow up question, the Committee was advised that having access to all the data would be difficult as the organisation was set up in a way where the data was stored in different systems. The team had been exploring different ways in which they could gather all the data in a single place and had started working with Monday.com to help achieve this. However, officers advised that if the Committee had a particular area of interest or concern, the team would be able to provide data requested around this.

f)     Regarding the Directors summaries on page 89 of the pack, this was a summary of positive highlights and areas of attention that was described in the corporate delivery plan.

g)    There were concerns raised about lack of commentary evidencing the progress made for some outcomes and whether the commentary was reflecting its RAG rating. The Committee was advised that the next report would include detailed feedback, specific examples, and more statistics.

h)    Regarding Theme 4 (Adult, Health & Welfare) it was noted that there was a reduction in levels of violence against women and girls. However, there was no commentary for this outcome on the table. The officer advised that more information regarding this was presented on the narrative section of the report on page 61.

i)     Regarding Theme 2 (Responding to climate emergency), it was noted that there had been an increase in tree planting on Haringey Estates and the Committee queried about why this was RAG rated as red. The Officers advised that this had been RAG rated as red as there had not been an increase in tree planting on the estates. This had also been on an ad hoc basis, grant led and there was no budget allocated for this. However, the housing team had identified an opportunity in planting around 30,000 trees across the borough and this would be reflected in the Quarter 2 update report.

j)     Cllr Gunes commented regarding Theme 3 (Children and Young People), that there were concerns around most outcomes being RAG rated amber, as this indicated that there had been no improvement in the service. The chair suggested for Cllr Gunes to send an email regarding this to the Scrutiny Officer and this would be taken forward to the relevant officers for a response. (Action Cllr Gunes)

RESOLVED

That the Committee to note the report.