Issue - items at meetings - Social Enterprise Strategy Action Plan - Equalities Impact Assessment

Report of Director of Culture & Enterprise (copy attached).

(1)       That the Social Enterprise Strategy Action Plan be approved.

(2)       That the Social Enterprise Strategy EIA be approved.

21.1    The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Culture & Enterprise which reported that the Action Plan and Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) were developments from the Social Enterprise Strategy approved by the Enterprise Employment & Major Projects Cabinet Member Meeting on 16 September 2009. They completed the set of reports needed to start implementing a robust and inclusive city-wide social enterprise strategy (for copy see minutes book).  Approval was requested for the action plan and EIA to enable implementation of the social enterprise strategy to proceed.

21.2    The Head of Communities Team confirmed that the council is now a member of a new European Social Enterprise Network.

21.3         The Cabinet Member and Councillor Randall considered the report to be good and comprehensive. 

21.4    The Cabinet Member asked for an update report in six months

21.5    RESOLVED – Having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendations.

(1)       That the Social Enterprise Strategy Action Plan be approved.

(2)       That the Social Enterprise Strategy EIA be approved.