Council Performance

Oxford City Council's performance framework is set out in our Corporate Plan. The Council's priorities are:

• A vibrant and sustainable economy
• Meeting housing need
• Strong and active communities
• Cleaner greener Oxford
• An efficient and effective council

All of the Council's policies, budget decisions and associated performance indicators are organised around the delivery of these priorities.

Annual Reports

The purpose of the annual report is to tell you how we have performed during the last financial year. You can download the reports below:

 Summary Annual Report 2009-10 (8.1MB PDF)
Summary Statement of Accounts 2009-10 (12.4MB PDF)
Annual Report 2008-09 (6100kB PDF)

Audit Commission - Annual Audit Letter

We have received our Annual Audit and Inspection Letter from the Audit Commission that reviews our performance up to the end of 2008. You can download the letter below:

Annual Audit Letter - March 2009 (465kB PDF)

How does the Council manage its performance?

The Council manages its performance through the following mechanisms.

Recent copies of our performance publication Performance Matters can be downloaded below:

Performance Matters - February 2011 (2.2MB PDF)

Performance Matters - January 2011 (1.6MB PDF)

Performance Matters - December 2010 (1.6MB PDF)

Performance Matters - November 2010 (1.6MB PDF)

Performance Matters - October 2010 (1.5MB PDF)

Performance Matters - September 2010 (1.5MB PDF)

Performance Matters - August 2010 (1.5MB PDF)

Performance Matters - July 2010 (2500kB PDF)

Performance Matters - June 2010 (2400kB PDF)

Performance Matters - May 2010 (2500kB PDF)

Performance Matters - April 2010 (2900kB PDF)

Performance Matters - March 2010 (4300kB PDF)

Performance Matters- January-February 2010 (2800kB PDF)

Performance Matters - December 2009 (3100kB PDF)

Performance Matters - November 2009 (4300kB PDF)

Performance Matters - October 2009 (3800kB PDF)

Performance Matters - September 2009 (3500kB PDF)

Performance Matters - August 2009 (4293kB PDF)

Performance Matters - July 2009 (4919kB PDF)

Performance Matters - June 2009 (5589kB PDF)

Performance Matters - May 2009 (5878kB PDF)

Performance Matters - April 2009 (2391kB PDF)

Performance Matters - March 2009 (4045kB PDF)

Performance Matters - February 2009 (2846kB PDF)

Performance Matters - January 2009 (3374kB PDF)

Performance Matters - December 2008 (2859kB PDF)

Performance Matters - November 2008 (4037kB PDF)

Performance Matters - October 2008 (3947kB PDF)

Performance Matters - September 2008 (3231kB PDF)

Performance Matters - August 2008 (18610kB PDF)

City Executive Board

The City Executive Board (CEB) is the Council's main decision-making body and consists of senior members of the Council's Administration. CEB maintains constant oversight of performance across the Council and also receives quarterly and half-yearly reports specifically on performance.

Scrutiny Committees

Our two cross-party scrutiny committees provide, among other functions, 'critical friend' challenge to decision-makers at the Council. Like CEB, they maintain constant oversight of performance across the Council and also receive quarterly and half-yearly subsets of reports on performance.

Internal Audit

We have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as our internal auditors. This ensures that internal audits of Council performance are independent and objective.

Audit Commission

The Audit Commission is the independent national performance watchdog. It aims to drive economy, efficiency and effectiveness in local public services.

Visit the Oxford City Council section of the Audit Commission website for information regarding our Annual Audit Report, comprehensive performance assessment and inspection reports.

Audit and Governance Committee

The cross-party Audit and Governance Committee monitors the delivery of recommendations for performance improvement resulting from internal audit and Audit Commission inspections.

Page last reviewed 15 Apr 2011