Performance

Performance

Part 12 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014 sets out a General Duty of Improvement in that, “a Council must make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the exercise of its functions”. A Council will be required to have regard in particular to improvement in the exercise of its function in terms of: strategic effectiveness; service quality; service availability; fairness; sustainability; efficiency; and innovation. The legislation also sets out that for each financial year, a Council must set itself and work to achieve ‘improvement objectives’ relating to the areas outlined above.

Our Vision

The Corporate Plan sets out the Council’s Vision for the Borough and identifies what we need to do between now and 2030 to achieve this: A progressive, smart and prosperous place. Inspired by our people. Driven by ambition.

Publication

A Council must publish information annually as to its performance in achieving its improvement objectives and those performance indicators and standards set by the Department and the Council itself. These assessments and improvement plans will be subject to audit by Local Government Auditor who must produce an Annual Improvement Report for each financial year for the Council.

Corporate Recovery & Improvement Plan 2022-23

The Council approved the Corporate Recovery & Improvement Plan 2022-23 on 27 June 2022.

The Plan sets outs four Performance Improvement targets for 2022-23, alongside a range of Corporate Performance Indicators and Statutory Performance Targets.

Performance against these targets and indicators will be reported quarterly to the Audit & Risk and Policy & Governance Committees.  An Annual Self-Assessment Report of Performance for 2022-23 will be reported to the Audit & Risk Committee and Council for publication by 30 September 2023.

Useful Documents

• Recovery and Improvement Plan 2022-23 Executive Summary
• Performance Governance Arrangements 2021 - 22
• Recovery and Improvement Plan 2022-23
• Corporate Performance Improvement Process FAQ

Annual Reports

• Annual Report 2021-22 (Self Assessment)
• Annual Report 2020-21 (Self Assessment)
• Annual Report 2019-20
• Annual Report 2018-19
• Annual Report 2018-19 (Self Assessment)
• Annual Report 2017-18
• Annual Report 2017-2018 (Self Assessment)
• Annual Report 2016-2017
• Annual Report 2015-2016

Feedback

As a Council we welcome your feedback and are interested in how we can improve the services we provide. If you have any suggestions, please fill in the comment box below.

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