Agenda item

Cllr Judi Billing (Vice Chair) introduced the item, outlining the development and launch of a new resource designed to assist councils engaging and consulting effectively with their communities. She invited the members to attend the launch event on Monday 27^th February, in Layden House.

Heather Wills (Principal Adviser) explained that the resource was intended to be part of an overall strategic approach by a council, and thus would be useful to all offices in an authority.

Decision

Members;

1.          Noted the progress in developing a best practice resource for councils on engagement and consultation.

2.          Advised that councils need to constantly and meaningfully engage with their communities in order to best utilise the relationship.

Action

Officers to distribute an invitation to the upcoming launch event to all board members.