The Head of Environment and Regulation presented a report of the Assistant Chief Executive that set out Quarter 3 (October to December 2015) performance against delivery of the Regeneration and Environment Directorate Plan (as reported to the Committee on 23 March 2015). 

A performance report attached as Appendix 1 to the main report set out progress against a suite of agreed key performance indicators.

The report informed that for each performance measure, a Red, Amber or Green (RAG) rating had been assigned, setting out a performance level against a target, and showed the direction of travel for each measure to illustrate whether performance was improving, deteriorating or sustained.

Of the 17 reportable indicators, 12 (71%) were rated Green, and 4 (23%) were rated Amber. For indicators rated Amber, the responsible officer had indicated the corrective action being put in place to get performance back on track.

Following discussion on the content of the directorate performance plan, Members noted that although much work was underway, the target to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured in road traffic accidents is still not being met. The Committee requested that they be provided with copies of the detailed data regarding the particular locations, time of day, age profiles and types of accident that comprised this particular indicator.

The Committee further requested that Road Safety be added to its Work Programme. 

Resolved: That

1)  the contents of the report be noted; and

2)  the topic of Road Safety be added to the Committee’s Work Programme.

Councillor Steve Niblock previously expressed a non-prejudicial interest in this item by virtue of his position on the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, a partner organisation involved with road traffic safety management.