Purpose

This report is the Council’s annual performance report, providing an assessment of the progress made in the delivery of the administration’s priorities as set out within the Corporate Plan 2025-28. This report also enables the Council to discharge a number of statutory obligations, including a self-assessment of performance as required by the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 and the publication of a statutory Annual Well-Being Report, as required by the Well-Being of Future Generations Act (Wales) 2015.

Decision

RESOLVED: that

1. the contents of the report and its appendices be noted, including the observations and any recommendations made by:

(i)      the Performance Panel (Appendix 3a);

(ii)     the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee (Appendix 4a), and:

(iii)    the Governance and Audit Committee (Appendix 5a).

1. authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to make any consequential changes to the draft Annual Wellbeing Report 2025/26 arising from recommendation 1 above; and
2. the Annual Wellbeing Report 2025/26, including any agreed amendments under recommendation 2 above, be recommended to Council for approval.