Agenda item

To receive the performance dashboard for Quarter 2 from the Corporate Performance and Improvement Manager.

The Group were presented with and NOTED the Performance Dashboard for Quarter 2 2025/26.

The Performance Dashboard gave an at a glance understanding of how services were performing in terms of performance, finance and risk.

Any measures that were part of the Corporate Plan were listed in yellow text.  The indicators were presented with the current performance, the annual target and a rag rating (Red, Amber, Green) to indicate whether they were on track or not to meet targets.

The overall performance was presented in a pie chart and combined rag ratings from performance and finance measures.

The following was highlighted within the report:-

·         Electric car charging points installed across Mid Devon District Council (MDDC) sites were showing as Red. No charge points had been installed so far this financial year.  However, in the previous financial year six new charging points had been installed ahead of the annual target of four per annum.

·         The projected capital outturn was showing as Amber. This was spending in terms of the Cullompton Relief Road which had slipped from the initial forecast.  Although the project was well underway, spend was not at the forecast level.

·         The capital slippage of overall projects was also showing as Red as all three projects had slipped

·         Capital slippage as a percentage of projects was showing as Red.  This related predominately to three land drainage projects that were being led by the Environment Agency which would continue to slip behind schedule.

·         Building Control income was showing as Red and was approximately 20% below the target due to lower levels of applications this financial year than was originally forecasted.

Discussion took place regarding:-

·         Why there were contradicting figures showing for net emissions.  It was explained that there were two performance measures showing as Green which captured a small part of the overall footprint.  The in-focus box was for the whole of the carbon footprint for Mid Devon District Council.  Whilst the footprint for the whole estate increased, those two figures were outperforming.  Also, the reporting timescales were slightly different as the in-focus box was focused on the annual carbon footprint comparing 2024/25 to the previous year and the Performance Dashboard which was looking at Quarter 2 2025/2026.

·         Whether there was any possibility of the figures reflecting the overall picture as a mixture of timelines was difficult to compare.  It was explained that the overall footprint were elements that the Council could not control.  Whilst the in-focus box showed the very latest position, a live overall carbon footprint could not be provided as it took an amount of time after the year end to provide up-to-date figures.

·         How was energy consumption per dwelling assessed?   It was explained that the heating systems and upgrades provided to Council homes against the types of different buildings and the age of the house gave an estimate of energy performance.  Exeter University were able to update the estimated figures which showed an improvement in energy performance overall for the Council’s housing stock.

·         The life-cycle of a building and the performance over a short- and long-term period of time.  For example, the long-term view looked at whole life cycle and the requirement of developers to give assessments in understanding the long term impacts.

Note: * Performance Dashboard previously circulated