Futures - Barking and Dagenham Corporate Plan
2005-2006
Welcome to the 6th Barking and Dagenham Corporate Plan.
We want to provide everyone with an opportunity to have a say in how the council plans and delivers your services.
It is our latest attempt at bringing together information on how we have performed and how we are going to improve performance in the future. We hope you find it interesting and useful.
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Futures - Barking and Dagenham Corporate Plan 2005-2006
Complete Report - PDF 1.70M
Chapter 1 - Introduction by the Leader of the Council
This sets out what the plan is about and talks about our successes in the past year.
Chapter 1 - PDF 647K
Chapter 1 - Word 
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Chapter 2 - Introduction by the Chief Executive
This sets out our vision, aspirations and priorities to make the council one of the best service providers in the country.
Chapter 2 - PDF 158K
Chapter 2 - Word 51K
Chapter 3 - Executive Member Portfolio Holder Statements
This is a new initiative to improve the leadership of the council. Each Member of the Executive now has a portfolio statement. This chapter contains the summarised versions of these.
Chapter 3 - PDF 293K
Chapter 3 - Word 74K
Chapter 4 - Managing the council
This focuses on the Balanced Scorecard and how we use it to manage the council. Includes the Medium Term Financial Strategy which underpins the delivery of the local strategies and plans that are delivering against the community priorities. Explains impact assessments and how we have committed itself to the delivery of a council-wide programme of equalities and diversity on existing services.
Chapter 4 - PDF 251K
Chapter 4 - Word 162K
Chapter 5 - Governance
Explains how the community priorities were developed with our residents and what we are doing to deliver them. The chapter also covers the structure of the council; Corporate Governance; Freedom of Information Act; Area Management Structures and Community Forums; Barking and Dagenham Partnership; Consultation - how we consult and have given some examples.
Chapter 5 - PDF 905K
Chapter 5 - Word 94K
Chapter 6 - Efficiency
Provides an introduction to the Gershon Review - review of public sector efficiency and sets out Barking and Dagenham's efficiency programme which was launched on 9 May 2005.
Chapter 6 - PDF 228K
Chapter 6 - Word 67K
Chapter 7 - Comprehensive Performance Assessment
Explains the purpose of Comprehensive Performance Assessment and how we have been scored. Provides comparison with other council's and sets out what Barking and Dagenham are doing to get to Good and Excellent.
Chapter 7 - PDF 498K
Chapter 7 - Word 83K
Chapter 8 - Local Public Service Agreement
Background to Barking and Dagenham's Local Public Service Agreement 1. Introduction on Local Public Service Agreement 2 and how it sits with Local Area Agreements.
Chapter 8 - PDF 604K
Chapter 8 - Word 45K
Chapter 9 - Delivering Best Value
The duty of Best Value. How we monitoring improvement plans and a complete list of all Best Value Reviews (including scope, and inspection outcome where applicable) since Year 1.
Chapter 9 - PDF 197K
Chapter 9 - Word 134K
Chapter 10 - A summary of our overall performance
Talks about aspirational (formerly top quartile targets), performance standards for planning and recycling and composting. Sets out how we are working towards delivering the community priorities.
Chapter 10 - PDF 1.28M
Chapter 10 - Word 112K
Appendices introduction
Explains the purpose of the statutory Best Value Performance Indicators and sets out what the appendices are showing.
Introduction - PDF 204K
Appendix 1 - Statutory Performance Indicators
Appendix 1 - PDF 481K
Appendix 2 - Council Scorecard Indicators
Appendix 2 - PDF 86K
