Agenda item

RESOLVED: that:

1.      the submission (Appendix A to the report) to the Welsh Government in response to the ‘Power to Local People’ White Paper be approved; and

2.     Authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive to make any further amendments to the Council’s response to the Welsh Government prior to submission by 28 April 2015.

In considering this item, the Leader ruled that by reason of special circumstances, the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Whilst this item was published on the Agenda the Report was only finalised on 31 March and is urgent for decision at the meeting given the timescale for submission of responses.

The draft response to the Welsh Government White Paper ‘Power to Local People’ was received. The report had been considered by Democratic Services Committee, Constitution Committee, and Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee and it was noted that these views would be taken account of within the final submission.

RESOLVED: that:

1.      the submission (Appendix A to the report) to the Welsh Government in response to the ‘Power to Local People’ White Paper be approved; and

2.     Authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive to make any further amendments to the Council’s response to the Welsh Government prior to submission by 28 April 2015.