To review the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans and make any recommendations to the Mayor and Council.

As part of the consultation, the Board considered the Mayor’s draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans 2015-2019.  The Deputy Mayor attended the meeting to respond to the points raised by the Board.

The Board had asked a Task-and-Finish Group to review the draft Delivery Plans and the Group’s views were reported back to the Board.  The feedback included that the Plans took little account of reports and policies (such as the Corporate Peer Challenge, the Ofsted Inspection and the Housing Strategy) which had been prepared after the Delivery Plans had been originally drafted.  It was felt that the Plans could be simplified if they made adequate reference to the other plans and strategies of the Council (such as the emerging Economic and Tourism Strategies) and to the Capital Programme Prioritisation Matrix.  Further, the Delivery Plans needed to the SMART and identify both deadlines for completion and who would be responsible for delivery.

The Board felt that the aspirations within the Delivery Plans appeared confusing and disjointed.  Specific questions were raised about issues such as apprenticeships, corporate parenting, affordable housing and child poverty.

Resolved:  (i)  that the following response be made to the Mayor as part of his consultation on the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans 2015-2020:

The draft Delivery Plans should be reviewed to ensure that they reflect the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan (including the work programme of the Transformation Board) and the Ofsted Action Plan both of which have been prepared since the Delivery Plans were first drafted.  In particular, there should be a focus on how the Council will become sustainable over the period of the Corporate Plan in accordance with the recommendation of the Corporate Peer Challenge.

There should be better cross referencing between other Policy Framework documents meaning that there is no need to list actions within the Corporate Plan Delivery Plans which are already identified in the existing Policy Framework.

The Delivery Plans should make clear reference to the Capital Programme Prioritisation Matrix and that proposed capital schemes will be scored using that Matrix.

The Delivery Plans should include specific targets, dates by which these will be achieved and who will take responsibility for delivery.

(ii)        that Members of the Board work with the Executive and Senior Leadership Team to redraft the Delivery Plans prior to their consideration by the Council.

To review the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans and make any recommendations to the Mayor and Council.

The Board considered the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans for 2015-2019.  It was highlighted that, as the Delivery Plans formed part of the Council’s Policy Framework, the draft document should be subject to six weeks consultation prior to consideration by the Council.  The Board also raised concerns about the level of detail within the draft and whether proper consideration had been given to the recommendations of the recent Corporate Peer Challenge carried out by the Local Government Association.

Resolved:  that it be recommended to the Mayor that a six week consultation be undertaken on the content of the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans and that the views of the Community Partnerships, Brixham Town Council and the business community be actively sought during the consultation period.

To review the draft Corporate Plan Delivery Plans and make any recommendations to the Mayor and Council.

Consideration of this item was deferred until the next meeting of the Board.