Purpose

The Council’s performance management framework requires the Executive to undertake an annual review of the corporate vision and priorities.  The purpose is to update the wording where necessary and to provide an overview of the Council’s performance for the 2022/23 financial year.  This is the final review for the current 2017-2023 Corporate Strategy, with the adoption of a new Corporate Strategy for 2023-2029 due in October 2023.

The Corporate Strategy provides a clear focus on the most important issues to be addressed for the 2017-2023 period.  This annual review is an opportunity to consider progress made in delivering corporate priorities during 2022-23 and to assess the impact of any other influences on the Council’s services and initiatives.

The Council’s strategic framework includes Local Service Agreements to provide details of actions delivered by individual services.  Local Service Agreements provide an overview of how the Council is performing alongside the Corporate Strategy.  The annual review is an opportunity to consider how well the Council is performing, both as a whole and in key service areas.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  agrees the proposed revisions to the Corporate Strategy, as set out in Appendix B to the report;

(b)  recommends the Annual Review of the Corporate Strategy 2017-2023 to Council for approval, subject to any further amendments; and

(c)  notes the Council’s performance for the 2022/23 financial year.