Corporate Services Plan 2011-12 – Legal and Democratic Services
Corporate Outcome
Corporate Objective
Action
Tasks
Responsibility
Timescale
Measures
Improved outcomes
To continue to
To deliver high
Maintain Lexcel
Chief Officer –
31 March 2012 • Ongoing Lexcel accreditation
for the City and its
improve the efficiency quality, value for
accreditation
Legal &
citizens through
and effectiveness of
money legal
Democratic
• Completed annual review of all
strong partnerships
all our services to
services for the
Provide the
Services
documentation held on CIS and in
and innovative new
deliver value for
Council
Transformation
visual files
ways of working
money
Programmmes with legal
advice
• Assessment of the implications of
the recommendations in the
Ensure that legal
Simpson Report relating to Legal
processes are up to date
Services
Explore the potential for
more collaborative
opportunities with other
Local Authorities as
outlined in the Simpson
Report 2011
Improved outcomes
To continue to
To ensure that
Review the provisions of
Chief Officer –
31 March 2012 • Completed Implementation Plan
for the City and its
improve the efficiency the Council’s
the Local Government
Legal &
setting out changes required
citizens through
and effectiveness of
democratic
(Wales) Measure 2011
Democratic
strong partnerships
all our services to
processes
and develop a plan for
Services
• Revised Constitution to reflect the
and innovative new
deliver value for
support open and implementing relevant
changes outlined in the Local
ways of working
money
transparent
changes in accordance
Government (Wales) Measure
decision making
with WAG guidance
2011
and provide easy
access to key
Council
information
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Corporate Outcome
Corporate Objective
Action
Tasks
Responsibility
Timescale
Measures
Improved outcomes
To continue to
To ensure that
Provide support services
Democratic
30 June 2011
• Member Development Programme
for the City and its
improve the efficiency Members have
and development
Services
in place and available for all
citizens through
and effectiveness of
the necessary
opportunities for all
Manager
Members
strong partnerships
all our services to
skills and support Members
and innovative new
deliver value for
required to
• Review of Executive portfolio
ways of working
money
undertake their
Plan for the transition of
responsibilities and support
roles effectively
Members following the
arrangements completed following
council elections in May
Annual Meeting of Council in May
2012
2011
31 March 2012 • Review and audit of current IT
provision for Members completed
• Updated IT provision for Members
in place
• Member Induction programme
developed in readiness for post-
May 2012 elections
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Corporate Outcome
Corporate Objective
Action
Tasks
Responsibility
Timescale
Measures
Cardiff is a fair, just
To promote equality
To ensure that
Review and develop the
Democratic
30 June 2011
• Updated information on the
and inclusive society
of opportunity and
the Council’s
provision of public
Services
Council’s website relating to
participation in
democratic
information on the
Manager
changes to Executive and
decision making
processes
Council’s website and in
Committees Annual Meeting of
support open and
Council publications to
Council in May 2011
transparent
improve citizen
decision making
engagement
• Revised process and forms for
and provide easy
registering and publishing
access to key
Plan for the transition of
hospitality and conference
Council
Members following the
approvals
information
council elections in May
2012
• An approved Member
Engagement, Consultation and
Correspondence Protocol in place
30 September
• Improved access to a more user
2011
friendly Constitution
• An agreed corporate Member
correspondence system in line with
the Council’s Reference
Architecture
• Process of regular auditing of
registers and Members’
information in place
31 March 2012
• Review of potential costs for
webcasting Executive and
Planning Committee meetings
completed and decision taken on
whether to proceed or not
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Corporate Outcome
Corporate Objective
Action
Task
Responsibility
Timescale
Measures
Cardiff is a fair, just
To promote equality
To ensure that all
Manage the delivery of
Democratic
5 May 2011
• NAW Elections and AV
and inclusive society
of opportunity and
citizens eligible to community council, local
Services
Referendum held
participation in
vote are able and
council, regional, national
Manager
decision making
encouraged to do
elections and other polls
31 December
• Canvass for 2012 Register of
so
for Cardiff
2011
Electors completed
• Statutory four-yearly review of all
polling districts and polling places
in Cardiff completed
31 March 2012
• Review completed of areas of
Cardiff where electoral registration
is low and measures to help
increase democratic engagement
implemented
• Preparations for Council Elections
in May 2012 in place
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