Issue - meetings

The Policy Manager presented the Redditch Council Plan Update Report.

The purpose of the report was to provide an update on the Council Plan that had been adopted in Spring 2025. Members were reminded about the development process for the Council Plan, which had been considered by the Executive Committee in March 2025.

The report summarised progress from April 2025 to January 2026, highlighting areas of work that had contributed to delivering the priority objectives, projects and vision of the Council Plan.

Following presentation of the report, Members discussed the below points:

• Members were pleased to note the progress made against the Council’s priorities. While acknowledging that some targets had not been met, Members recognised that delays were often due to external or unforeseen circumstances.
• Visitor numbers to Redditch had increased to 199,556.
• Members expressed that the report served as an opportunity to celebrate the hard work of officers across the organisation.
• Members welcomed that residents would be able to see clear improvements in service delivery, for example with Dial a Ride and improvements to the Housing and Environmental Services teams. It was expressed that this demonstrated good value for money and showed that residents were receiving a fair deal. 
• The report contributed to greater transparency and openness within the Council.
• Improvements within the Housing Department were highlighted, including increased Tenant Satisfaction Survey responses, progress with the house?building programme, empty homes being brought back into use, the establishment of the Damp and Mould team, and improvements to the Caretaking team.
• Thanks were expressed to the Shopmobility and Dial?a?Ride teams for their hard work despite the challenges they had faced.
• Members noted that a designed, public?facing version of the report would be produced to support accessibility and engagement.

RECOMMENDED that:-

1) The Council Plan report and update table be noted.