Decision - Council Plan Performance Update

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 5 Dec 2024 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Rima Desai

Published

6 Dec 2024

Reference

7326

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report asks Cabinet to note the mid-year progress update in relation to Council Plan priorities and to note the council's identified strategic risks and the actions being taken to mitigate these in line with Council's Risk Management Framework.

1) Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2024/25 as outlined in section 3 and with full details in appendix 1. 2) Cabinet notes current strategic risks, tabled in section 4, which are managed in line with the Risk Management Framework (appendix 2). Full details of strategic risks are provided in appendix 3.

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The report provides a mid-year update on the council’s performance against the Council Plan and sets out the Strategic Risk Register. It highlights risks relating to financial sustainability, cyber security, safeguarding, housing, equality, organisational capacity, digital technology and climate change, together with mitigating actions and their current status.

Recommendation

To note the mid-year Council Plan performance update and Strategic Risk Register.

Financial impact

The report references a £1 million annual capital investment allocation for foundational and end-user technology, £2.8 million for the Eclipse programme, £1.7 million for the Digital Customer programme, £4.3 million of Household Support Fund for 2023-24, £4.2 million of Household Support Fund for support from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, a £1.4 million Local Discretionary Social Fund, and potential cyber-attack recovery costs exceeding £10 million.

Ward affected

city-wide

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove City Councilresidentsvulnerable adultschildren and young peoplehouseholds facing financial hardshiphomeless people and rough sleeperssocial care service users and carerscouncil employeesvoluntary and community sector organisationshealth and social care providersschoolspolicemajor external partners

Next steps

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Develop a four-year balanced medium-term financial plan and fully funded capital programme.
Continue monitoring and implementing the actions in the Strategic Risk Register.
Review information governance vulnerabilities and cyber risks and strengthen related policies and processes.
Align the Digital, Data and Technology portfolio with Council Plan priorities.
Continue implementing homelessness, housing supply, safeguarding, welfare support and climate action programmes.
Continue reporting performance and risk updates through the council’s governance arrangements.

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