Our Direction of Travel inspection for 2008 took place on the 13th January 2009.

The Inspector from the Audit Commission was Gerry Balding and he was accompanied by Zoe Thompson from PKF - the company who audit us on a regular basis.   

As part of the Inspection we prepared a self-assessment which shows how we performed in the areas that the Audit Commission examine.

A copy of our self assessment is attached (see useful links) together with links to the documents (see below) which provide the evidence for the statements in it. 

For more information about the Direction of Travel process and rationale click on the below link which will take you to the Audit Commission Website. Here you will be able to search for the Direction of Travel process and rationale.

- Audit Commission Website  

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SELF-ASSESSMENT - DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

Doc 1 - Corporate Strategy 2008-2012
- Corporate Strategy 2008-2009

Doc 2 - ‘One District – One Vision – a draft Strategy for People and Places in the Braintree District’ (Our combined draft Core Strategy for the Local Development Framework and our draft Sustainable Community Strategy – both to 2025)
- OneDistrictOneVisionFinalPrintVersion.pdf

Doc 3 - Technical Supplement to Doc2
- CSTECHNICALSUPPLEMENT_FinalVersionWithCover29oct08.pdf

Doc 4 - Details of the Priority Areas for Focus for the Braintree District (our contribution to the Essex LAA) as agreed by the LSP on the 13th March 2008
- The Braintree District LAA.doc

Doc 5 - Essex Local Area Agreement

Doc 6 - Half-yearly Performance Management Report 2008-2009
- Half Yearly Performance and Management Report

Doc 7 - Corporate Plan 2004-2008
- Corporate Plan 04-08.pdf

Doc 8 - Corporate Action Plan 2007-2008
- Corporate Action Plan 2007-2008.pdf

Doc 9 - Corporate Performance Plan 2007-2008
- Corporate Performance Plan 2007-2008.pdf

Doc 10 - Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – Braintree

Doc 11 - Health Profile for the Braintree District
- Braintree Health Profile.pdf

Doc 12 - Consultation Results: Issues and Options / Overall Summary
- BDC- strategy workshop - Nov07.pdf

Doc 13 - Corporate Action Plan 2008/2009
- Corporate Action Plan 2008 - 2009 - final version.pdf

Doc 14 - Corporate Performance Plan 2008/2009
- Corporate Performance Plan 2008/9

Doc 15 - Corporate Improvement Plan 2008/2009
- Corporate Improvement Plan.pdf

Doc 16 - Review, Action Plan and update for ‘Communications and Engagement’ (our corporate review of marketing and communications)
- Shaping Up for Excellence- Communications and engagement.pdf

- Marketing and Communications Improvement.xls

Doc 17 - Review, Action Plan and Quarter 2 update for ‘People and Performance’ (our Workforce Development Plan)
- Employment Trends and Corp Health Report.doc

- Workforce dvpt action plan.pdf

Doc 18 - Review, Action Plan and update for Innovation and Efficiency (our Business Efficiency Review Programme) – Report to Performance and Efficiency Programme Board – November 2008 and related appendices
- business efficiency- value for money.pdf

- BER report.xls

- BER report 2.xls

- BER report 3.xls

- Business efficiency- service review programme.pdf

Doc 19 - Review, Action Plan and update for ‘Customer Service’ (our review of Customer Services and our new Customer Access Strategy)
- Customer Access Strategy.pdf

- Improving customer service.pdf

Doc 20 - Quarterly Performance Report – Quarter 1 2008/2009
- Quarterly Performance and Management Report- Q1 2008.pdf 

Doc 21 - Quarter 4 (End of Year) Performance report 2007/2008
- Quarterly report Q4 Jan to March 08.pdf

Doc 22- Best Value Performance Plan 2007/2008
- BVPP 07-08.doc

Doc 23 - Performance Indicator Profile – Audit Commission – published 3rd December 2008
 Already available

Doc 24 - Performance Management Review Report – October 2008 – reported to Performance and Efficiency Programme Board on 27th November 2008
- Performance Management Review project.pdf

Doc 25 - Project Management Futures Report – September 2008 – reported to Performance and Efficiency Programme Board on 27th November 2008
- Performance Management futures report.pdf

Doc 26 - Investors in People Assessment Report – March 2008
- Investors in people- review report.pdf

Doc 27 - Managing Sickness Absence – Reports to Performance and Efficiency Programme Board – November 2008
- Sickness absence.pdf

- Sickness absence 2.pdf

Doc 28 - Equalities Standard Level 3 - BDC Narrative – September 2008
- Equality standard.pdf

Doc 29 - Equalities Standard Level 3 – Diversity Peer Challenge Report  - September 2008
- Diversity Peer Challenge.pdf

Doc 30 - Migrant Communities Project – Application for funding to Building Capacity East – 2007
- Application form for funding.pdf

Doc 31 - Migrant Communities Project – Assessment report – January 2009
To follow

Doc 32 - Growth Area Funding – Minutes of the first meeting of the Braintree Programme Board – 2nd October 2008
- Minutes Growth Area Funding.pdf

Doc 33 - Task and Finish Groups – Feedback and Monitoring of Recommendations – Report to Overview and Scrutiny Committee - September 2008
- Feedback and Monitoring.pdf

Doc 34 - O&S Task and Finish Group – Review of Allotments - April 2008
- Allotments Task and Finish Grp.pdf

Doc 35 - O&S Task and Finish Group – Rural Isolation Review – August 2008
- Rural isolation.pdf

Doc 36 - O&S Task and Finish Group – Review of Fees and Charges – Policy reported to Council – September 2008
- Fees and Charges review.pdf
Full review report to follow

Doc 37 - Review of Decision Making – Report to Local Government Reform Cabinet Sub-Group – November 2008
- Review of decision making report.pdf

Doc 38 - Braintree DC and Colchester BC Strategic Alliance ‘Working Together’ Project – Record of Meeting of Programme Board - November 2008
- Braintree and Colchester 11Nov 08.pdf

Doc 39 - Braintree DC and Colchester BC Strategic Alliance ‘Working Together’ Project – Update Report – November 2008
- Braintree and Colchester 11Nov 08 programme directors update.pdf

Doc 40 - Braintree DC and Colchester BC Strategic Alliance ‘Working Together’ Project – Paper 52 – The Way Forward – November 2008
- Braintree and Colchester 11Nov 08- Strategic alliance.pdf

Doc 41 - Medium Term Financial Strategy and Appendices – Report to Cabinet – 1st December 2008
- report
- appendix

Doc 42 - Minutes of Cabinet Meeting – 1st December 2008

Doc 43 - Organisational Structure Chart
- Organisation structure.pdf

Doc 44 - Structure Chart of the Braintree District Local Strategic Partnership
- Braintree LSP structure.doc

Doc 45 - Contact – our District-wide Magazine – the last two editions (with locality focus for the autumn edition)
- CONTACT- Winter.pdf
- Contact - Witham area.pdf
- Contact - Halstead area.pdf
- Contact - Braintree area (2).pdf