Summary
Local authorities have a statutory duty to secure best value for money . Founded on this, the Grants Committee agreed a framework for the management of the Programme – the Commissioning Monitoring Arrangements (CMA) - in February 2013. This is based on the principle of triangulation: performance management of projects by officers in the London Councils team; self-evaluation by projects; oversight from members in the Committee itself, the Executive and any other sub-committees, and member visits to projects.
The programme is commissioned. This means the Grants Committee specifies targets (and borough-level indicators). London Councils seeks open and competitive bids to deliver the targets. The Committee selects providers. The triangulation approach to performance management leads to quarterly reports to Committee. Poor performance may cause funding to be withheld.
In July 2016 Grants Committee considered an initial review of the CMA. The initial review outlined the successes of the model in terms of resolving issues that it was established to address.
This report builds on the report considered in July, playing particular regard to issues raised through the Grants Review and suggests ways in which these could be strengthened following the input of boroughs and other stakeholders.
1 ensuring value for money
2 robust outcomes
3 non-duplication and best fit with existing services at a borough (or regional) level
4 risk-based approach
5 clear communications, referrals and reporting plan with boroughs
A draft of the new Commissioning Performance Management Framework* is provided for comment at this Committee meeting in Appendix One. A final version that takes on board decisions at this meeting will be provided at the Grants Committee on 8 February 2017.
*The title CMA has been changed to Commissioning Performance Management Framework (CPMF) to reflect the fact that the framework covers the enhanced elements of performance management following the framework’s review
