Decision details

Performance and Financial Management Policy and Programme and Project Management Policy Review

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To refresh the Council’s policy in relation to the governance and delivery of programme and project management activity following agreement of the Council Plan report considered at Executive in March 2026

Decision:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

ORDERED that Executive:

1.     Approved the Performance and Financial Management Policy;

2.     Approved the Programme and Project Management Policy; and

3.     Approved the Directorate Business Plan development plans as set out at paragraphs 4.4 to 4.8 of the report

Reasons for the decision:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

REASONS

 

The decisions supported the Council’s commitment to continuous improvement and ensured that appropriate governance, accountability and transparency mechanisms were in place to maximise delivery of the Council Plan and demonstrate compliance with the Best Value Duty. 

Alternative options considered:

This document was classified as: OFFICIAL 

OPTIONS

 

Members noted that the alternative option would have been to maintain separate approaches to performance and financial management or to retain existing project thresholds. It was considered that these approaches would limit the Council’s ability to identify trends promptly and would not align with the principles of Best Value. 

Report author: Ann-Marie Johnstone

Publication date: 10/04/2026

Date of decision: 08/04/2026

Decided at meeting: 08/04/2026 - Executive

Effective from: 21/04/2026

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