Issue - items at meetings - Community Engagement Framework

Report of the Director of Strategy & Governance (copy attached)

That the adoption of the Community Engagement Framework at the 2020 Community partnership meeting 2nd December 2008, be supported.

That the Framework be ‘signed up to’ subject to its approval by the 2020 Community Partnership.

116.1  The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Strategy & Governance that considered the draft Community Engagement Framework that had been developed in response to a range of recent national policy and legislative drivers as well as local evidence presented to the Local Strategic Partnership in December 2007 (for copy see minute book).

116.2  Councillor Simson noted that, just prior to the cabinet meeting; political representation to the Stronger Communities Partnership had been agreed.

116.3  As Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission Councillor Mitchell welcomed the agreement on political representation.

116.4  The Chairman congratulated officers and members for their work in bringing the drafting the framework.

116.5  RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations:

(1)   That the adoption of the Community Engagement Framework at the 2020 Community partnership meeting 2nd December 2008, be supported.

(2)   That the Framework be ‘signed up to’ subject to its approval by the 2020 Community Partnership.