The Head of Corporate Office presented the report of the Director of Law and Corporate Services. The new Council Plan: Wirral Working Together 2023-27 was approved by Council in December 2023. Members were informed that this report set out a draft Performance Management Framework (PMF) that would ensure the implementation of the Plan is effectively monitored and reported over the next 4 years.

The PMF had been developed to ensure there is rigour in measuring the Council’s progress towards delivering the priorities in the plan and specifically outcomes identified under each of the plan themes. The PMF had been co-produced following engagement with all Policy Committees which provided an opportunity to share an early draft and for Members to input into the final design.

The report supported the implementation of the Council Plan: Wirral Working Together 2023- 27. Adoption of the PMF or similar ensures effective monitoring and performance management arrangements are in place to evidence progress against each of the Council Plan themes.

Members discussed the workshops undertaken by Committee Members, noting that some feedback had not been incorporated. Members were assured that the feedback would be incorporated once the plan had been further developed, noting that this report had been drafted to work within the time frames required by the Independent Assurance Panel meeting in March 2024.

Resolved – that,

1. the content of this report and associated appendices be noted and

2. further feedback or comments be highlighted in advance of the Performance Management Framework being implemented in the new financial year.