Purpose

To seek approval to consult on the Council’s draft Consultation and Engagement Strategy

Decision

That the Council Leader:

a) Approves the commencement of consultation on the Council’s draft Consultation and Engagement Strategy, noting the proposed timescales and approach below.

Reasons for the decision

To ensure that the Council has a robust and consistent framework in place for consultation and engagement

Alternative options considered

Alternative options include not creating a Consultation and Engagement Strategy and / or not consulting on it. Given the current lack of a Strategy and the desire to engage communities as part of transformation, it is not considered appropriate that no framework is in place. Similarly, it would undermine the creation of the Strategy, which is intended to enable meaningful consultation and engagement if it was not consulted on