Decision:
RESOLVED: that
1. the Participation Strategy 2023-27 be approved;
2. it be noted that no changes are to be made to the approved Petition Scheme, which is to be reviewed again in 2025/26;
3. The Constitution Guide be approved and the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any minor amendments which may be required from time to time; and
4. authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Tackling Poverty, Equality & Public Health, to make any consequential amendments to the draft Participation Strategy 2023-27 following any recommendations made by the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee, together with any other minor amendments, as necessary, prior to publication.
Minutes:
Cabinet received a report regarding responses to the consultation on the Council’s Participation Strategy and subsequently seeking approval of the consequential amendments to the draft Participation Strategy 2023-27, attached as Appendix A to the report. The report also seeks approval of the finalised Constitution Guide, attached as Appendix C to the report. It was highlighted that no changes are proposed to the approved Petition Scheme.
It was note that the Council’s draft Participation 2023-27 is comprised of two distinct components:
It was noted that both parts of the Participation Strategy 2023-27 include an action plan setting out a range of actions to support the implementation of the Strategy.
A public letter from the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee was circulated.
RESOLVED: that
1. the Participation Strategy 2023-27 be approved;
2. it be noted that no changes are to be made to the approved Petition Scheme, which is to be reviewed again in 2025/26;
3. The Constitution Guide be approved and the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any minor amendments which may be required from time to time; and
4. authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Tackling Poverty, Equality & Public Health, to make any consequential amendments to the draft Participation Strategy 2023-27 following any recommendations made by the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee, together with any other minor amendments, as necessary, prior to publication.
Supporting documents: