Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change.

Decision

(a)       That the draft revised Transformation plan, as set out in appendix A to the report, be approved;

(b)       That the progress and allocations from the £5 million transformation fund made in the last year, be noted;

(c)        That authority be delegated to the Performance Leadership group (comprising Cabinet and the Senior Leadership Team) with responsibility for:-

a. Oversight of the amended transformation plan

b. Allocation of the transformation fund according to the criteria and

gateway process

(d)       That the amended governance arrangements particularly for the

transformation fund and its accountability to Cabinet, be approved;

(f)        That the importance of Digital and technology to underpin all our transformational activity be recognised and that Place and Resources Overview Committee add a review of the output from the EAP for ICT and Digital and the draft digital vision to their forward plan.

Reason for the Decision

In order to achieve further savings due to the ongoing financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the council needs to change how it prioritises and delivers transformation. An agile, theme-based approach will enable projects to focus on designing solutions at pace and with a relentless customer focus and ensure appropriate oversight and management of the amended transformation plan and allocation and tracking of the transformation fund.

Cabinet received a detailed presentation from the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Change regarding the Transformation Programme and invited Portfolio Holders to update members on the progress of transformation made to date.

In March 2020 the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic halted that work as the council reprioritised actives in order to support residents during the pandemic. Since March 2020 the financial impact of COVID-19 had been significant and as the council moved to recovery it was important to restart transformation in order to make savings and support the council to achieve a balanced budget.

The revised transformation plan and governance arrangements built on the learning from COVID-19 as well as from implementation of the current transformation plan and provides a framework to accelerate and move forward.

Decision

(a)       That the draft revised Transformation plan, as set out in appendix A to the report, be approved;

(b)       That the progress and allocations from the £5 million transformation fund made in the last year, be noted;

(c)        That authority be delegated to the Performance Leadership group (comprising Cabinet and the Senior Leadership Team) with responsibility for:-

a. Oversight of the amended transformation plan

b. Allocation of the transformation fund according to the criteria and

gateway process

(d)       That the amended governance arrangements particularly for the

transformation fund and its accountability to Cabinet, be approved;

(f)        That the importance of Digital and technology to underpin all our transformational activity be recognised and that Place and Resources Overview Committee add a review of the output from the EAP for ICT and Digital and the draft digital vision to their forward plan.

Reason for the Decision

In order to achieve further savings due to the ongoing financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the council needs to change how it prioritises and delivers transformation. An agile, theme-based approach will enable projects to focus on designing solutions at pace and with a relentless customer focus and ensure appropriate oversight and management of the amended transformation plan and allocation and tracking of the transformation fund.