Agenda item

The Chairman introduced the revised Business Plan and highlighted the new priority that the LGA’s Executive Advisory Board had resolved to add - “Narrowing inequalities and protecting communities” – since the original Plan was drafted in October 2019. The Plan was being taken to all the LGA boards for information.

Members then raised the following points:

·       The Plan should focus more on outcomes and improving residents’ lives.

·       In relation to infrastructure funding, greater emphasis was sought on meeting the increased demand for energy that will result from the shift to electric vehicles.

·       In relation to health and wellbeing, frustration was expressed that the Government had still not published its social care green paper. Could the LGA work with councils who had developed their own plans and present a possible solution to Government?

·       Councils had played a crucial leadership role during the pandemic in relation to adult social care, particularly in mobilising and coordinating the community and voluntary sector.

Decision

Members of the People and Places Board noted the 2020/21 update of the 3-year business plan as the basis for work programmes over the coming months and requested that officers feed back their comments to the Executive Advisory Board.

Action

Officers to feed back the Board’s comments to the Executive Advisory Board.