Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Policy and Performance Officer seeking approval of the Consultation and Engagement Strategy.

Approved the contents of the Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy for 2014-2017 and the associated action plan and guidance appendices.

By way of a report by the Policy and Performance Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet was invited to consider a revised and enhanced Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy for 2014-2017 together with an associated action plan and guidance appendices.

In so doing, Members were advised that the Strategy had been developed in consultation with the Overview and Scrutiny (Social Well-Being) Consultation Processes Working Group and reflected the Council’s vision outlined in the Corporate Plan. Having noted the conclusions reached by the Panel in relation to Member involvement and consulting with public sector partners, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

that the contents of the Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy for 2014-2017 and the associated action plan and guidance appendices be approved.

To receive a report from the Corporate Project Officer (Policy & Performance) on the Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy.

20 Minutes.

(Councillor J D Ablewhite, Executive Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Strategic and Delivery Partnerships, was in attendance for this item).

Consideration was given to a report prepared by the Corporate Project Officer (Policy & Performance) (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) seeking the Panel’s endorsement of an updated Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy, action plan and supporting appendices. Having introduced the report, Councillor J D Ablewhite, Executive Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Strategic and Delivery Partnerships, expressed his appreciation of the Panel’s Consultation Processes Working Group’s invaluable contribution to the development of the Strategy.

Members were advised that the Strategy had been designed to increase the role that Members would have in the process and noted that an annual consultation evaluation report summarising the Council’s consultation and engagement activities would be submitted to the Panel. Having had their attention drawn to the introduction of pre and post consultation checklists, subject to the inclusion of reference to consultation with public sector partners on matters which could potentially have an impact upon their services, the Panel expressed support for the Strategy. Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

  that subject to the comments outlined above, the Cabinet be recommended to adopt the Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy and note the action plan and guidance appendices.