Agenda item

Rachel Kennard was present for this item.

1.            This was the second quarterly performance report for this financial year and set out results to the end of September 2019. 

2.            A summary table was provided within the report and this reflected a positive position with the number of green rated indicators increasing to 28. 

3.            Environment and Transport

a.    Routine pothole repairs completed within 28 days and emergency incidents attended within timescales both improved, moving back above the targets set and were RAG rated green.

4.    CYPE

a.    Percentage of case holding posts which have been filled by permanent qualified social workers had moved above target and was the highest figure recorded to date.

5.    Public Health

a.    The number of NHS Health Checks completed over the last 12 months increased to move above target and was RAG rated green. 

6.    Two KPIs continued to perform below target and were RAG rated red:

a.    Education, Health and Care Plans in timescale which remained below the revised floor standard.

b.    16-18 year olds starting an apprenticeship. 

7.            Overall performance remained positive with the majority and an increasing number of indicators RAG rated green however there were two KPIs below the acceptable level of delivery and these continued to be monitored by both the Directorate and Corporate Teams. 

8.            Miss Carey raised the issue of the new policy for charging for soil, plasterboard and rubble at household waste recycling centres.  The recycling rate had reduced at the household recycling centres, and this was because a certain amount of waste at the centres was non-recyclable.  The soil and rubble could be recycled (at a cost) so the reduction in this being taken to the household centres had resulted in a reduction in recycling but it was considered that waste minimisation was better than waste recycling.  There were concerns about a potential increase in fly-tipping but the levels had remained broadly the same with the composition of the fly-tipping also remained broadly the same.    There had been a modest increase in the amount of trade waste and an increase in the number of skip permits that had been requested.  The KPI was shown as amber but could be considered to be green.  

9.            The Leader explained that the aim was for reporting to be consistent across all districts within the county and to report transparently to sustain public confidence in this policy.    

10.         Mr Whiting noted that with regards to No Use Empty in the last 3 months there were 138 long term empty properties that had been brought back into use.  This was a very successful scheme.  Referring to Kent Film Office, there had been 167 requests for filming bringing an estimated £1.7million direct spend into Kent, Mr Whiting congratulated the Film Office on the work they did. 

RESOLVED the Cabinet NOTE the Quarter 2 Performance Report.

At 11am Members of the Cabinet Committee stood for a minute of silence to remember the victims of the London Bridge attack on Friday 29 November 2019.