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Adopted
the Council’s first community
engagement framework - now called the Our Greenwich: Community
Engagement Pledge and the accompanying Our Greenwich: Community
Engagement Handbook appended to the report as Appendix 1 and
Appendix 2 respectively (together, the
“Framework”).
 
Agreed that the
Framework will inform the way in which the Council communicates
with its residents and other stakeholders on proposals which
involve engagement including consultation.
 
Noted that the
Framework:
 
            
I.       
is intended to both drive forward and build on the
Council’s current examples of good community engagement work
and ensure that best practice is rolled out across the entire
authority.
           
II.       
ensures the Council places residents at the centre
of its plans and how they are delivered, with communities enabled
to contribute to decision making, and see actions and outcomes from
consultation and engagement.
         
III.       
has the purpose of enabling the whole Council
to:
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provide more opportunities for residents to have
their say and broaden the range of activities undertaken to achieve
this, including enabling deeper engagement and stronger
relationships.
§   
encourage more voices to be heard.
§   
see more residents and more diverse communities
contributing to and participating in community engagement and
taking an active role in decision making.
 
Noted
that following adoption by the
Council the Framework is to be implemented and delivered by
officers and elected members and can be used by the Council’s
partners to guide their community engagement efforts.