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A report by the Chief Executive presented the Committee with benchmarking performance data for the period 2016/17 following publication on national results and the national report.
In response to a query from Councillor McLean on how the data is used within the Council the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) advised Service Managers have access to the information and take account of it when preparing Service Plans to consider future improvements.
Councillor Gatt sought clarification on the availability of more up to date data as the information was for the 2016/17 period.
In response Ms Marshall advised the Improvement Service had recently published the 2017/18 information in draft. Publication of the results will be in January; this will be refreshed in March 2019 and thereafter will be reported through the Committee process.
In response to a query from Councillor Feaver on the possibility of receiving the data due for release in January the Chair advised officers present would take cognisance of the request and issue the figures as early as possible.
The Committee joined the Chair in commending all officers for the work they do across all services in seeking improvement.
Thereafter the Committee agreed to note the Council's performance in terms of informing potential future agenda items.