Further to minute 294 (10 December 2008), the Director of Finance set out the areas contained within the Change Programme and commented that following further consideration of the Programme by Chief Officers and the Corporate Improvement Group (CIG), it was proposed to add a further two programmes to the overall programme, which were integral to the Council ambition to be recognised as an excellent Council.

The purpose of the programme was to improve services within available resources and within approved timescales and he reported that each of the six programmes would report to the Strategic Change Programme (SCP) Board, which had been created to oversee the Change Programme and to ensure that it remained on course to deliver the desired outcomes. Individual programme managers were in the process of confirming key criteria to the SCP Board and the Director proposed to report quarterly to Cabinet, in line with the financial and performance monitoring cycle.

Resolved – That the enhanced Strategic Change Programme including the management and reporting arrangements be approved.