How your council is performing

Performance at Dorset Council

We track how we are doing across our council year round. This ensures we:

• achieve set goals and priorities
• meet our statutory requirements
• provide efficient services to give value for money
• improve outcomes for residents and visitors to Dorset
• base decisions on strong evidence

Performance indicators

We manage these across the council and report them externally and internally. Levels involved include:

• operational - managing service delivery of teams
• management team - keeping management informed and allowing them to make key decisions
• senior leadership - informing the Senior Leadership Team of strategic issues. This helps them make decisions based on evidence
• Transformation and Performance Board - updating portfolio holders about indicators that influence the way we deliver services
• Cabinet - reporting progress linked to Council Plan priorities
• scrutiny committees - scrutinising the performance indicators reported to senior leadership