Decision - Communities & Neighbourhoods Portfolio

(1) That the Committee agrees the aims and objectives of the Portfolio as presented in Section 3.1 of the report with its focus on service improvement through increased involvement of the community and collaboration of service providers in all sectors;

            (2) Agrees the direction of travel of the Communities & Neighbourhoods Portfolio of programmes as described in Appendix 2;

            (3) Agrees the strategy to take forward the neighbourhoods working model as outlined in Section 3.6 and Appendix 3, building upon the existing strengths of local communities, and according to levels of need and existing assets;

            (4) Agrees that the work of the Communities & Neighbourhoods Portfolio will support ward councillors in their leading role in neighbourhood working;

            (5) AgreeS to the establishment of a task and finish cross-party working group to give strategic leadership to the Communities & Neighbourhoods Portfolio work, to be chaired by Councillor Daniel; and

            (6) Agrees the council’s commitment to collaborative working and to being an active partner in the development and delivery of neighbourhood action plans.