Board set to be updated on Council’s Recovery Action Plan and Improvement & Transformation Programme
Members of the Council’s Recovery, Improvement and Transformation Board (RITB) – which is scheduled to take place remotely on Monday, 23 August – are set to consider the latest reports detailing progress against the Highland Council’s Recovery Action Plan and the Improvement and Transformation Programme, alongside updates on the Levelling Up Fund / Community Renewal Fund Bids and Roads Investment.
The first of the four main reports provides an update to members on the excellent progress made on the Recovery Action Plan which the RIT Board has been monitoring since it was approved by The Highland Council in June 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Board will also consider an update on the Council’s ambitious Improvement and Transformation programme which is showing positive progress as part of the Council’s Health & Prosperity Strategy. The Programme covers 9 major projects with 21 major workstreams across:
These key projects have been identified to help deliver cashable benefits of £9.18m in 21/22 and £18.65m for the entirety of the Programme, for an overall cost of £3.686m.
Councillor Alasdair Christie, Chair of the Recovery, Improvement and Transformation Board and Depute Leader of the Council, said: “This comprehensive report affords members the opportunity to review the whole programme, enabling the Board’s remit to monitor, evaluate and report on progress across the programme on behalf of The Highland Council. Progress to date clearly illustrates that the nine projects forming the Transformation Programme have continued to advance at pace and it is important that regular progress reports also continue to be taken to the respective strategic committees and Redesign Board who are responsible for delivery”.
“Reflective of an ambitious Programme, there is a lot work being undertaken, including an extensive recruitment campaign and the efforts of the project teams have resulted in us being able to drive the programme forward quickly. I am also encouraged to see the innovative work being undertaken by the Programme Management Office in support of the overall programme and project staff”.
In terms of the Levelling Up/Community Renewal Fund Bids submitted by Highland Council (some of which were on behalf of local organisations who made applications to the authority), members of the Board are due to be advised that efforts continue to understand the timescale on decisions for both funds, with the Community Renewal Fund bids being the most critical (given that spend if expected by end March 2022).
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