Decision details

The Council’s Design and Assurance Review included an audit of the organisations capacity and approach to transformational change and reform, policy, performance management and monitoring and systems.
As a result, a new Design and Assurance function was implemented in Oct 2019. This included a two-year temporary arrangement for performance and systems support for Children, Education and Adult services.
The REFRAME project was established in May 2021 to further review those temporary arrangements.
The report outlines the proposals to implement a new model for performance and systems functions for Children, Education and Adult Services. These have been developed to replace the temporary arrangements and complement the Council’s corporate and directorate
performance functions.

RESOLVED - That: The new proposed models for Children, Education and Adult services included within the appendices to this report are implemented with a formal start date of 28th Mar 2022.

Option 1 - Retaining the current temporary arrangements.
Option 2 - To implement a new model for performance and systems functions for Children, Education and Adult Services.

Option 1 - Retaining the current temporary arrangements.

The Trade Unions and staff have been formally consulted on the proposed models and responses given to feedback received. During the consultation period a dedicated email address was provided for feedback and group and individual meetings were held with affected staff, and their representatives. A consultation feedback log was created and updated during the process.
As such a number of feedback questions,queries, comments and alternative proposals were put forward by staff. All of these were considered and responded to as part of the consultation.
Some changes to the draft proposed models consulted on have been agreed as a result of the consultation exercise, which have been reflected in the proposed models for implementation as appended.
Cllr Jean Stretton, Cabinet Member, Corporate Services, has been consulted on the decision and is in support of the recommendation to
adopt the preferred option.