Agenda item

Members were presented with an updated Strategic Change Programme, as contained within the Corporate Plan for the period 2023-2024. Members were reminded that an updated version had been circulated by supplement, taking into account changes requested by the recent Cabinet Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet.

Officers were thanked for the updated version, taking into account the changes requested at Cabinet Scrutiny and was pleased to see the updated actions on Active Travel.

He reiterated concerns raised in Cabinet Scrutiny, particularly that Active Travel is currently contained in Strategic Objective 2 alongside leisure and culture items and not led in the corporate plan by a responsible director and in order to give it appropriate status it was felt Active Travel needs to be included in specific transport related objectives and led by the appropriate officer.

It was also mentioned that there are no specific performance measures attached to Active Travel, but members were pleased with the commitment to do so and with the commitment from the Chief Executive to review the structure of the plan going forward. 

RESOLVED: i) That Council adopt the updated Strategic Change Programme section of the Corporate Plan for the period 2023-2024.

ii) The Head of People & Organisational Development be given delegated authority in consultation with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive to make any further changes that are necessary prior to final publication and which do not materially change the content of the Programme.