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Solihull MBC‘Solihull in 2018: where everyone has an equal chance to be

healthier, happier, safer and prosperous’

Wayne Farrington, Corporate Performance & Policy OfficerSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council

November 2009

‘Making the most of!’

How Solihull is utilising Covalent!

Solihull - Context

2008 CPA rating of ‘3 stars’ – improving

well

High performing in many areas

Including :-

• customer satisfaction (place survey),

• educational attainment success

• road casualty reduction

• % of household waste taken to landfill

Solihull has a population of approximately 200,000, and is southeast of Birmingham bordering Coventry and Warwickshire

The Borough of Solihull

High variation between the mostaffluent and most deprived areas:• 3 of the wards in the North of the

Borough are in the top 10% most deprived wards in England

• We therefore place strong emphasis on Closing the Gap of Inequality with investment in the more deprived wards in the north of the Borough a priority and spearheaded by our ambitious regeneration programme.

The Council Plan & Strategy Map

Covalent History

• Phased Implemented began mid-2008

• Currently around 80 users and is in use across a number of areas

• Used to report:-– Progress against Business Plans (using strategy

maps and scorecards)– Report progress against some Key Action Plans

(using Actions reporting)– Progress against our LAA (+ sub themes) and

Council key indicator set ‘Solihull Scorecard (using PI/Action reports, Web Publishing)

Performance Plans – Strategy Map (produced in Covalent)

Performance Plans – Strategy Map (another example produced in Covalent)

Performance Plans – Scorecard Report

Performance Plans – Scorecard Report (Exceptions)

Reporting Progress against Key Action Plans (using Actions Central)

Reporting Progress against Key Action Plans (using Reports Central)

Reporting Progress our Local Area Agreement

Reporting Progress our Local Area Agreement

Reporting Progress against our Solihull Scorecard

Reporting Progress against our Solihull Scorecard

Web Publishing – Performance Dashboard (LAA)

Web Publishing – Performance Dashboard (LAA)