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There was submitted a report by the Director of Children's Services relative to the Children's Services Delivery Plan 2021/22.
The report advised that typically, Services reported on their performance and intended improvement actions through Service Improvement Plans. The Service Delivery Plan sat beneath the Council Plan, Community Plan, and alongside the Risk Management Plan and the People Strategy to form a suite of documents which provided the strategic direction for the Service. The Plan also complemented the Council-wide Economic Recovery Plan and Social Renewal Plan.
The report indicated that the Covid-19 pandemic had impacted significantly on how services were delivered, on the needs of the community and consequently, services had produced Service Delivery Plans for 2021/22 which outlined the actions that would be taken to assist in recovery over the next 12-month period. The Council however remained aspirational and the Plan also reflected a commitment from Children’s Services to continuous improvement and to deliver a wide range of ambitious improvement programmes and projects. The Plan detailed the priorities being addressed; the key tasks to be implemented; the implementation timetable and measures of success. A six-monthly update on progress of the Service Delivery Plan would be submitted to the appropriate Policy Boards in autumn 2021, and an outturn report submitted in early summer 2022.
DECIDED:
(a) That the elements of the Service Delivery Plan which fell within the remit of this Board be approved;
(b) That it be agreed that mid-year progress with the Service Delivery Plan be reported to this Board in October 2021; and
(c) That it be noted that this Service Delivery Plan had been submitted to the meeting of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board held on 16 March 2021 for approval of the elements covered by that Board's remit.