Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for People

The Mid-Year Portfolio Performance and Resource Report (PPRR) for the Independence and Wellbeing Portfolio is presented for consideration by the Committee. This provides a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priority outcomes through the Investing in Stockport programme and other key projects during the first half of 2015/16, with updates on key activity during the second quarter. It includes forecast performance data (where this is available) and projected financial data for the Portfolio, along with an update on the portfolio savings programme. 

Scrutiny Committee is asked to:

·         Consider the Mid-Year Portfolio Performance and Resource Report;  

·         Review the progress against delivering key projects, priority outcomes, targets and budgets for 2015/16;

·         Highlight key areas of and responsibility for taking forward corrective action to address any performance or resource issues;

·         Highlight any significant issues or changes to be fed back to the Executive alongside the Corporate Performance and Resource Report;

·         Identify how areas of strong performance and good practice can be shared in other services.

Officer contact: Karen Kime/ Susan Wood, 0161 3574/ 218 1032, karen.kime@stockport.gov.uk / susan.wood@stockport.go.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for People submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on progress in delivering the Independence & Wellbeing portfolio priority outcomes through the Investing in Stockport programme and other key projects during the second quarter of 2015/16.

The Executive Councillor (Independence & Wellbeing) (Councillor John Pantall) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

Concerns were expressed about performance in relation to admissions to hospital related to alcohol. In response it was stated that performance against this indicator was particularly challenging due in part to the cohort involved that was resistant to messages about moderating alcohol intake. It was hoped that following the recommissioning of alcohol services performance would begin to improve. It was also commented that the Council was working with Drink Aware to develop a local campaign that would seek to simplify the message on safe drinking levels.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.