The Executive Director (Corporate Resources) has submitted a report to seek approval for an Oxford City Council Productivity Plan for return to the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and for publishing on the Council’s website for public consumption.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.      Approve the Oxford City Council Productivity Plan (at Appendix 2) for return to DLUHC; and

2.      Approve this Oxford City Council Productivity Plan (at Appendix 2) for publication on the Council’s website for public consumption.

The Executive Director (Corporate Resources) had submitted a report to seek approval for an Oxford City Council Productivity Plan for return to the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and for publishing on the Council’s website.  The requirement for all councils to produce a productivity plan had been announced as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, and the Minister for Local Government had written to local authority chief executives on 16 April 2024 requiring submission by 19 July 2024.

Cabinet resolved to:

1.       Approve the Oxford City Council Productivity Plan (at Appendix 2) for return to DLUHC; and

2.       Approve this Oxford City Council Productivity Plan (at Appendix 2) for publication on the Council’s website for public consumption.