Corporate Plan Performance Report Working together for a brighter future, a better Barnsley Working together – with our communities A brighter future – people achieve their potential A better Barnsley – our residents think and feel we are making a difference together 2015/16 Quarter 2 (July – September) 1 About this report This report summarises our performance against the priorities and outcomes in Quarter 2 (Q2) of 2015/16. It details the practical steps we have taken to improve performance. Key The report uses the following symbols and colours to illustrate our progress towards targets set against our headline indicators for each quarter, the background shows how well we have performed: RAG PIs Performance against indicator is in line with targets for this point of the year Performance has been satisfactory and within 10% of the target for this point of the year Performance is more than 10% below target for this point of the year The Direction of Travel (DoT) shows how we performed against the previous quarter: Performance is improving Performance is remaining static Performance is declining Performance against the indicators is summarised in the title of each of the outcomes in the report, as follows: RAG Outcomes Green Performance against majority of indicators is in line with targets for this point of the year Performance is mixed, some indicators will be on track to achieve targets and others will Amber require improvement to achieve targets Red Performance against majority of indicators is below target for this point of the year This report is best viewed or printed in colour. All information included in the tables is based on performance in Q2. In addition, where the information included in the tables includes a target, this will be for the full year, e.g. from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016. Indicators based on annual data will only be included when new data becomes available. This report includes a summary of our revenue budgets and capital programmes and their associated performance for 2015/16. Revenue budgets reflect everyday spend whilst the capital programme is generally for one off expenditure usually on physical assets such as town centre redevelopment. A more detailed report on the finance information in this report can be found within the relevant cabinet reports. 2 Priorities and Outcomes for Barnsley Our Corporate Plan for 2015 to 2018 includes three priorities that we work towards to create a healthier, safer, and more prosperous borough. It also includes the following 12 outcome statements, which highlight the issues we face and what we aim to achieve by working in partnership with other organisations and people. Outcomes 1. Create more and better jobs and good business growth 2. Increase skills to get more people working 3. Develop a vibrant Town Centre 4. Strengthen our visitor economy 5. Create more and better housing 6. Every child attends a good school 7. Early targeted support for those who need it 8. Children and adults are safe from harm 9. People are healthier, happier, independent and active 10. People volunteering and contributing towards stronger communities 11. Protecting the borough for future generations 12. Customers can contact us easily and use more services online 3 We have developed a long-term plan to grow more and better jobs and homes. We want to the economy for the borough. We are keen to make sure there are more job opportunities for work with and support the private sector, Barnsley residents, to help the local economy, supporting them to create better conditions and provide positive role models for young people, infrastructure, helping to safeguard existing jobs and reduce the extent of worklessness and and businesses and stimulate the growth of poverty. 18 days, on average, Berneslai Homes 47 new business starts properties are classed as void 667 private sector jobs 431,535 visitors to created following museums council support 1. Create more and better jobs and good business growth Superfast South Yorkshire Cabinet Installation speed fibre broadband to homes and businesses five months ahead of schedule. Three more cabinets will be switched on in Grimethorpe, Oakwell and Stairfoot, bringing the new technology in reach of a further 400 homes and businesses by December this year. More than 16,000 homes and businesses in the Barnsley area are set to benefit by the end of 2017. The Superfast South Yorkshire Programme Board secured £8.6m of private investment from BT to support the rollout, along with over £20m public sector investment from Sheffield City Region Investment Fund (SCRIF) and Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK). High Speed Broadband If take up exceeds 20% during the lifetime of At the end of July, Fall Bank Industrial Estate at the contract there is a clawback clause within Dodworth became the first location in Barnsley the BT contract which gives South Yorkshire to benefit from the multi-million pound Superfast partners an opportunity to see a return on their South Yorkshire programme, bringing high- investment. 4 Surveys from residents and businesses access Leeds City Region (LCR) and Sheffield regarding superfast broadband highlight a City Region (SCR) funding. To date, 38 local desire to have faster broadband and an interest businesses have accessed £4.2 million of to understand how digital technology can grants from either LCR or SCR funding. This benefit businesses. In response to this, and to helped to secure £23.4 million of private sector promote the benefits of superfast broadband investment into the local economy and up to and increase take up, a demand stimulation 500 new jobs. strategy is being implemented. Our Inward Investment Team is working with Enterprising Barnsley local and regional property developers to In Q2, Enterprising Barnsley helped ensure we have a more accurate picture of the secure £87,500 for two existing local local property market and movement within it. businesses and one successful Support is being given to developers and inward investor. This will secure the landowners to access grant funding for potential creation of more than 10 jobs and £7.5m in development on a range of sites across further investment. Barnsley. Such support has included the submission to SCR European Structural Enterprising Barnsley completed the E- Investment Fund (ESIF) for two prominent Commerce Accelerator Programme, which development sites, which if successful could helped to ensure that 13 e-commerce related provide in excess of 300,000 square feet of new companies received dedicated intensive commercial premises. support, enabling them to turn their original business ideas into successful online realities. 47 new business starts occurred in Q2, together with the re-location of four businesses to Additional business start-up open days have Barnsley. The remaining industrial space at taken place during Q2, including a five day Darton Business Park was let by Superna promotion in Barnsley town centre and an Bespoke Manufacturing Ltd, and a seven acre additional open day at Penistone One. The site at Capitol Park was purchased by Carnell success of these additional start-up open days, Management Services, which is a regional particularly the event at Penistone where over developer. Further successful lettings at the 20 attendees were recorded, led to further Digital Media Centre were secured by Master additional start-up open days being planned Class Education Ltd and Education Network throughout the year at Penistone, Wilthorpe and Ltd. This has helped to secure over £8m of Hoyland. Future events will focus upon those private sector investment. areas of Barnsley where the majority of the business starts recorded to date reside. This has also generated up to £110,000 in business rates, of which The demand for local labour continued we can retain 50% to support the throughout Q2, with over 1,000 private sector delivery of front line services. jobs created so far this year. The continued success of the Enterprising Barnsley We have a further 130,000 square feet of Programme is a contributing factor to this industrial accommodation which is currently growth, with a proportion of the jobs that have under offer. We also expect to complete the come to fruition being directly attributed to a development at Junction 36 by December 2015. combination of the last three years support. This will provide further business premises through our Property Investment Fund, securing The current Enterprising Barnsley programme further inward investment this year. We is due to close in October 2015 and will change recognise that further activities are required to to a City Region Model (CRM) in mid 2016. attract more investment and expansion to During this change we have extended our non Barnsley in the future. funded Enterprising Barnsley provision to ensure that those businesses with growth The speed of processing major planning potential will continue to be supported. applications remains above target. Major decisions during Q2 include the Better Barnsley Our Enterprising Barnsley team has Scheme, a new manufacturing building for advised local businesses regarding Safestyle at Wombwell and a residential the route available to them to scheme for 38 new dwellings in Shafton. 5 Work Begins At Junction 36 Rapidly growing Universal Components UK is expanding to Barnsley from their two existing premises in Sheffield. The highly successful company is a multinational with a UK turnover approaching £30m. The new 165,000 square feet advanced logistics facility will be the company’s head office, call centre and distribution warehouse when it opens in 2016. The property is being built at the developer Ackroyd & Abbotts Ashroyd Business Park, which is located off junction 36 of the M1 within the Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone. Alongside the relocation of the jobs from Sheffield, the company expects that 80 new jobs will be created as they expand the business in the future.