The Corporate Management Team will submit the draft Corporate Plan 2012 -15.

Cabinet will be asked to make recommendations to the City Council on 27 February 2012.

The Chief Executive submitted the draft Corporate Plan 2012 – 2015 which set out the Council’s strategic direction for 2012-15 and beyond.   

It focused on the vision for the city and the Council and the four shared priorities with partners, together with a range of supporting outcome measures. Whilst in incredibly challenging times financially, a number of major items were highlighted to be delivered during the period of the plan, for example –

·        adult social care transformation;

·        health integration;

·        early intervention and prevention, including trouble families;

·        tackling worklessness and unemployment;

·        delivering some key elements of the growth agenda, particularly around rail and broadband connectivity;

·        working with other organisations to reduce costs and improve services;

·        transforming working practices and improving customer contacts.

It also summarised the Council’s financial position, the public budget consultation, partnership input and the overview and scrutiny focus.

Agreed that the Corporate Plan 2012 -2015 is commended to the City Council for adoption subject to agreement on any minor amendments and editorial design changes being delegated to the Leader and Chief Executive.