Purpose

Response
to the government’s request, as outlined in the Local Government Finance
Settlement , to produce and submit a productivity plan.

Content

(a)          
Cabinet agrees to the content and publication of
the proposed Productivity Plan prior to 19 July 2024.

 

(b)          
That authority be delegated to the Leader of Council
in consultation with the Chief Executive, the ability to amend the Productivity
report, in order to comply with any revised guidance that the new government
may produce, before the report is due for submission on 19 July 2024.

 

Any amendments would be circulated to all
members of council for information, and these would be reported at the next
available opportunity.

 

Reason for the decision

All local authorities were required to ensure their own
Productivity Plan had member oversight and endorsement, following which the
Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities had requested that each
local authority returned their own plan to the DLUHC by 19 July 2024.