ANNUAL PLAN 2024/25 33 Success Criterion 4 IFCAs have appropriate governance in place and staff are trained and professional. Indicator Workstream Objective Lead Officer(s) Intended Outcome SC4A: Publish an Annual Plan on our website setting out the main objectives and priorities for the next financial year; a copy will be sent to the Secretary of State (SoS). This Annual Plan will be agreed by our committee, published on our website and sent to the SoS by the end of March 2024. CEO Met SC4B: Publish an Annual Report on our website describing activities and performance, and a summary of audited financial information; a copy will be sent to the SoS. Our Annual Report for 2024/25 will be drafted, agreed with our committee and published on our website and sent to the SoS by the end of November 2025. CEO Met SC4C: All staff will have annual performance management plans in place and receive annual appraisals. A standardised performance management process for all staff will be implemented. A new performance management plan form for each staff member will be created and will be the basis against which performance is appraised. A new appraisal form will be created. Staff will receive a six-month appraisal, no earlier than 1st October and no later than 15th November 2024 and will receive a final appraisal for the year no earlier than 1st April and no later than 15th May 2025. All staff will receive in-house training on the new performance management process, with line managers receiving additional training on the objective setting and appraisal processes. CEO Head of Administration Working towards SC4D: An efficient secretariat of staff support Authority meetings which are held quarterly and are quorate. Meeting documentation will meeting standing orders. With the previous year’s organisational restructuring, secretariat duties for Authority meetings will be reallocated this year. Head of Administration will continue to act as clerk for our Finance and Personnel Sub-Committee (F&P), whilst all clerking duties for our full committee and TSB meetings will be gradually transferred over to our Administration Officers over the course of the year. Papers for meetings will be sent to members at least one week prior to the meeting, and draft minutes will be sent out within six weeks. All relevant Authority meeting dates, papers and minutes will be published on our website. Head of Administration Met SC4E: Through the Annual Report, demonstrate how marine, land and water management mechanisms in the district have worked responsively and effectively together. The 2024/25 Annual Report will include for the first time an assessment of how our marine management measures have interacted with associated land and water management. We will work closely with relevant partner organisations (e.g. MMO, NE and EA) to help demonstrate this. CEO Head of Science Working towards
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