Councillor Penberthy (Cabinet Member for Housing, Cooperative Development and Communities) introduced the report and highlighted the following points:

a)    Information would be added to the report around tolerances and comparators in order to better understand peaks and troughs in figures;

b)    The report would be linked to national data sets and benchmarked against other councils to better help us understand how Plymouth City Council is performing on a regional and national basis;

c)    The number of households prevented from becoming homeless had increased by 70 in the last quarter.

Councillor Dann (Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Sport, Leisure and HR & OD) added:

d)    Children’s Services and Street Services were areas of concern for high levels of sickness levels due to anxiety and stress;

e)    Work with Corporate Management Team and managers would happen in 2024 to better support them and support their teams in managing sickness;

f)     As an employer Plymouth City Council made sure employees were supported whilst they work.

Councillor Aspinall (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) added:

g)    Re-ablement systems had been put in place to aid vulnerable people with their hospital discharge to ensure they have the care they need to get well.

Cabinet noted the Corporate Plan Performance Report, Quarter Two 2023/24.