Foreword
Coventry City Council’s One Coventry Plan sets out our city-wide vision and priorities until 2030. It builds upon the progress that the previous plan made, but acknowledging the challenges we face in delivering priorities and realising our vision. The plan recognises that the role of the Council is changing and sets out what we can and cannot do; highlighting the importance of partnership working and that positive impact will only be achieved if we all play our part and work together to ensure that Coventry continues to be a thriving city.
The One Coventry Plan focuses on three overarching areas:
- Economy and skills and ensuring that as we grow our local economy in Coventry, that this growth benefits all communities
- Continuing to work to reduce the inequalities that exists between people living in our richest and poorest communities
- Tacking the causes and consequences of climate change, both the council but with partner organisations.
The One Coventry Performance report aims to measure and monitor impact against priorities with the One Coventry Plan by presenting quantitative metrics alongside qualitative insights including case studies demonstrating impact. Together, this describes the impact the council and its partners have had at both a corporate and service level.
Following the 22/23 Performance report, it was agreed that going forward we would publish this report bi-annually. This current report includes data from the year April 2023-March 2024, with the next bi-annual report including data from the year October 2023-September 2024 (due to be published in December 2024). This will allow more timely monitoring of the of the One Coventry Plan and a better understanding of the impact of our activity. Increasing frequency of this reporting is our first step towards a more dynamic approach to performance management to provide ongoing assurance and scrutiny of the direction of travel. It will also ensure that the council and partners can take the opportunity to respond to any identified issue in a timely way.