Decision details

Response to the government’s request, as outlined in the Local Government Finance Settlement , to produce and submit a productivity plan.

(a)           Cabinet agrees to the content and publication of the proposed Productivity Plan prior to 19 July 2024.

(b)           That authority be delegated to the Leader of Council in consultation with the Chief Executive, the ability to amend the Productivity report, in order to comply with any revised guidance that the new government may produce, before the report is due for submission on 19 July 2024.

Any amendments would be circulated to all members of council for information, and these would be reported at the next available opportunity.

Reason for the decision

All local authorities were required to ensure their own Productivity Plan had member oversight and endorsement, following which the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities had requested that each local authority returned their own plan to the DLUHC by 19 July 2024.