Purpose

The purpose of the report was to present an overview of corporate performance at Year-End 2025/26, including progress against Executive actions, delivery of the Council Plan 2024–27, the Strategic Risk Register, programme and project management, and wider compliance measures.

Decision

ORDERED that Executive:

1. Approve the proposed changes to Executive actions as detailed at Appendix 1.
2. Approve the proposed changes to the Council Plan 2024–27 supporting workplan actions as detailed at Appendix 3.

AGREED that Executive:

1. Note the delivery status of the Council Plan 2024–27 supporting workplan as detailed at Appendix 2.
2. Note the progress and position of the corporate performance disciplines.
3. Note that, following agreement of the refreshed Council Plan 2026–29, activities in the work plan would be embedded within Directorate Plans once developed.
4. Note the Strategic Risk Register as detailed at Appendix 4.

Reasons for the decision

REASONS

The decisions were taken to enable the Executive to effectively discharge its performance management responsibilities, in line with the Council’s Local Code of Corporate Governance.   

Alternative options considered

OPTIONS

Executive considered the option of not operating a performance management framework. This was not supported, as such an approach would place the Council at risk of failing to meet its statutory Best Value duty.