Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee
March 2020
Quarter 3 Total Performance Monitor – Focus for Scrutiny
Report by Director of Law and Assurance

Summary The Total Performance Monitor (TPM) is the Council’s monitoring and reporting mechanism for finance performance (revenue and capital), savings delivery, and business performance. It is regularly scrutinised by the Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee. The TPM attached at Annex reflects the position as at the end of December 2019, Quarter 3, and includes information on the County Council’s workforce, including the results of the employee health and wellbeing survey as requested at the December meeting of the committee, and the Transformation Programme. At the request of the committee the Quarter 3 TPM also includes the Risk Register to give a holistic understanding of the council’s current performance reflecting the need to manage risk proactively. Overall the forecast end of year revenue position, as at the end of December 2019, is a projected £6.806m overspend. This is an improvement on the position reported at the end of September. This forecast overspending requires the Authority to continue to act to reduce costs and make savings. If the overspend is not addressed the Budget Management Reserve will need to be used to balance the budget. In relation to performance 25 of the 67 measures are reported on an exception basis due to the downward trajectory of the performance. The focus for scrutiny The Committee is asked to scrutinise the TPM (as set out in the report attached at Annex A). Key areas for scrutiny include: 1. The measures proposed to reduce the impact of the Council’s projected overspend and the non-delivery of identified savings; 2. Progress of the Transformation Programme to support delivery of the savings programme; 3. Any areas of underperformance and how these are being addressed; 4. Any issues reported through the Risk Register; 5. Any areas of concern in relation to the workforce indicators; 6. Any issues raised by other Scrutiny Committees (through the Chairmen of these Committees); and 7. Identification of: a) Any specific areas for action or response by the relevant Cabinet Member, b) Any issues for further scrutiny by this Committee (or by one of the other scrutiny committees, as appropriate). The Chairman will summarise the output of the debate for consideration by the Committee.

Details

The background and context to this item for scrutiny are set out in the attached appendices (listed below). As it is a report dealing with internal or procedural matters only the Equality, Human Rights, Social Value, Sustainability, and Crime and Disorder Reduction Assessments are not required.

Tony Kershaw

Director of Law and Assurance

Contact Officer

Susanne Sanger, Senior Advisor (Democratic Services) 033 022 22550

Appendices

Annex A – Total Performance Monitor as at 31 December 2019

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Revenue Budget Monitor and Useable Reserve – as at December 2019

Appendix 2 – Saving Schedule – as at December 2019

Appendix 3 – Children First Improvement Plan update – as at December 2019

Appendix 4 – Fire Improvement Plan update – as at December 2019

Appendix 5 – Capital Programme as at December 2019

Appendix 6 – Transformation Programme – as at December 2019

Appendix 7 – Corporate Risk Register – as at February 2020 (latest)

Appendix 8 – Workforce Key Performance Indicators – as at December 2019

Appendix 9 – Employee Health and Wellbeing Survey Report

Background Papers

None