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MEMBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO BRING TO THE MEETING THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DRAFT IMPROVEMENT PLAN SENT UNDER SEPARATE COVER

 

THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (SOCIAL CARE AND HEALTH): 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2009

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT): 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2009

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (HOUSING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION): 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2009

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (LIFELONG LEARNING): 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2009

 

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (CORPORATE RESOURCES): 8TH SEPTEMBER 2009

 

REFERENCE FROM CABINET:  29TH JULY, 2009

 

 

C556             IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2009/10 (CX) (SCRUTINY - ALL) -

 

Cabinet received the draft Improvement Plan 2009/10 which contained performance and improvement information for all Directorates and Corporate Plan priorities.

 

The draft Plan contained performance information currently available for key PIs.  This performance information would be used by the Wales Audit Office to assess the Council's ability to improve, and therefore was of critical importance to the reputation of the Council. 

 

The Plan was continually evolving as information was made available, and was not yet fully completed.  This information would need to be included prior to the final draft being presented to Cabinet and subsequently, Council.  Information was awaited on target setting for the next three years and Welsh comparison data, which would not be available until September. 

 

The Improvement Plan formed a part of the Policy Framework and required the agreement of Council.

 

RESOLVED -

 

(1)       T H A T the Improvement Plan for 2009/10 as currently drafted be endorsed, subject to the sentence on Page 45 of the document reading “In Adult Services, delayed transfers of care (bed blocking) have risen this year” being replaced with “In Adult Services, the numbers of people subject to delayed transfers of care (bed blocking) were fewer than the annual target figure of seven, suggesting initiatives to target delays have been effective”.

 

(2)       T H A T the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader be authorised to finalise the Plan. 

 

(3)       T H A T the draft Plan be submitted to the Scrutiny Committees for consideration and to Cabinet for approval in September.

 

Reasons for decisions

 

(1)       To ensure that actions are taken to improve services.

 

(2&3)  To agree the Plan for external audit within required timescales.”

 

 

 

N.B.

 

1.         Attached Appendix 1 - Report to Cabinet - 29th July 2009

 

2.         The latest version of the Draft Improvement Plan has been sent under separate cover to all Members of the Council and is available on the Council’s website.

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