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Cabinet considers the Council鈥檚 annual progress
Published: 22/06/2016
The Council鈥檚 progress towards national indicators set by the Welsh Government
in the last financial year was discussed at Cabinet on Tuesday (21 June).
Cabinet members will receive a second report in July outlining the Council鈥檚
performance against the priority commitments set out in last year鈥檚 Improvement
Plan 2015/16.
Good performance has been noted in many areas where both trend has improved and
target met or exceeded, including:
路 Empty private sector dwellings returned to occupation
路 Food establishments compliant with food hygiene standards
路 Pupils leaving education, training or work based learning with an approved
qualification
路 Roads in overall good condition
路 Fly tipping incidents cleared within 5 days
路 Municipal waste sent to landfill
路 Increased use of leisure centres
路 More older people helped to live at home
路 Adult referrals where risk was managed (100%)
路 People aged 65+ supported in care homes
路 Young carers鈥� assessments (100%)
路 Young people formerly looked after (i) in contact with the authority (100%)
(ii) in suitable accommodation
路 Children with pathway plans in place (100%)
Councillor Aaron Shotton, Leader of the Council, said:
鈥淭hrough our Improvement Plan, we prioritise areas and services that are
important to our community. It is monitored throughout the year to assess
whether we are going to hit our targets. Despite these unprecedented and
challenging financial times, this Council continues to be a high performing
organisation, and I am pleased that we have many achievements to be extremely
proud of.鈥�
Colin Everett, Chief Executive of the Council, said:
This consistently good performance has been recognised by the Auditor General
for Wales who has said: 鈥淭he Council鈥檚 performance relative to other councils
in Wales improved significantly.鈥� The Council continues to perform strongly
against our priorities, especially in education, the local economy and
housing.鈥�