Purpose

BCP Council adopted ‘A shared vision for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2024-28’ in May 2024. The shared vision is the Corporate Strategy, which incorporates a set of measures of progress for achieving the vision, priorities and ambitions.

This is the performance monitoring report for Quarter Four 25-26, presenting an update on the progress measures.

Decision

RESOLVED that Cabinet: -

(a)         considered the Quarter Four 2025/26 performance;

(b)         noted that work continues to expand the data available on the interactive performance dashboard;

(c)         noted the positive activities highlighted in the report and exceptional performance reports; and

(d)         noted the performance exception reports relating to areas of underperformance and task the corporate directors to take action to improve performance.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Leader of the Council

Reason

Our shared vision for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole sets out the priorities and ambitions against which the council’s performance will be judged, and as such is a vital component of the council’s performance management framework.

An understanding of performance against targets, goals and objectives helps the council to assess and manage service delivery and identify emerging business risks.