Decision Maker: Finance and Performance Policy Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 16, 2025

Purpose: In May 2024, Sheffield Council agreed it new Performance and Outcomes framework as a companion to the new Council Plan. A key tenet of the framework is establishment of quarterly performance reporting to the Finance & Performance Committee.

Content: 8.1 The Committee considered a report of the Director of Finance & Commercial Services which presented the final Outcomes Framework report for the 2024/25 financial year.     8.2 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Finance and Performance Policy Committee:- (a)  Notes the Council Plan Outcomes Framework Q4 Report that evidences our improvements and shows distance travelled against each Council Plan priority; (b)  Agrees to continue to receive quarterly reports that provide an overview of performance against the Outcome measures, describing performance strengths, challenges, interventions taken, and the results of changes made; (c)  Requests Education, Children & Families Policy Committee to carry out close monitoring of EHC Plan and related performance measures; (d)  Requests Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee to carry out close monitoring of Annual review and related performance measures; and (e)  Requests that the successful Families team shares lessons on what has worked, for wider learning about early intervention and prevention, and a financial assessment of savings to the public sector from the programme.         8.3 Reasons for Decision     8.3.1 The Outcomes Framework underpins how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and the outcomes will increasingly become the focus for our budget, Directorate and Service Plans.     8.3.2 The Council Plan Outcomes Framework performance provides measurable evidence of distance travelled against the Council Plan as part of a systematic process of robust corporate performance reporting.     .3.3 To ensure that Finance & Performance Policy Committee contributes to the performance management process and drives improvement across the organisation.     8.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected     8.4.1 Previous decisions made require officers to proceed with implementing the full performance framework to underpin how we measure progress and monitor impact of the Council Plan. It is aligned to our four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy and the outcomes will increasingly become enabling elements for our priority-based budget, Directorate and Service plans going forwards and set a key deliverable for the Council.     8.4.2 Beyond some nuance of how we implement some details of the framework, the measures, performance system and reporting cycles are agreed, removing the alternative options available for implementation of the framework.