Purpose

Cabinet is recommended to agree Mission
Waltham Forest, and recommend to Council for
final approval.
 

Content

Cabinet:

(1)           
agreed Mission Waltham Forest: our plan for a more
equal borough, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, and
recommended it to Full Council for final adoption as part of the
Council’s Policy Framework to replace 15-Minute
Neighbourhoods: Our Corporate Framework; and

(2)           
delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation
with the Leader of the Council, the authority to approve minor
changes or corrections to the proposed Mission Waltham Forest: our
plan for a more equal borough, in advance of recommending Mission
Waltham Forest: our plan for a more equal borough to Full
Council.

 

Options and Alternatives Considered

Mission Waltham Forest: our plan for a more equal
borough sets out a new strategic direction
for the Council. As individual programmes, projects and
interventions are developed, options and alternatives will be
considered and assessed in full.

An alternative option is to continue the strategic
direction outlined by 15-Minute Neighbourhoods: Our Corporate
Framework; however, it does not account for the intensification of
a number of interrelated challenges, in particular the scale of the pressures the Council faces
due to increased cost and demand. This requires transformational
change, driven by the organisation, residents, and partners,
embracing innovation and focusing on the prioritisation of early
intervention and prevention to deliver the best outcomes for
Waltham Forest.