To provide Cabinet with an overview of performance against the Joint Corporate Plan 2010-13 for the first quarter of 2010-11 using content from Performance Plus (P+), the electronic performance management system being used by Herefordshire Public Services.

THAT Cabinet

a.      considered performance to the end of June 2010 and the measures being taken to address areas of under-performance, and noted that a more comprehensive report will be presented in October; and

b.      resolved that the recommendations of Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review the indicators in the Local Area Agreement be noted, and that the opportunity be taken to review the indicators and projects that are in the Joint Corporate Plan 2010-13, using the forthcoming review of the Joint Corporate Plan 2010-13 to do this.

To ensure that progress against the priorities, targets and commitments, as set out in the Joint Corporate Plan 2010-13, are understood. Further, to ensure that the reasons for important areas of actual or potential under-performance are understood and are being addressed to the Cabinet’s satisfaction.

The Joint Performance Improvement Framework provides that Cabinet will formally review performance against the Joint Corporate Plan quarterly. There are therefore no alternative options.