Agenda item - Health & Wellbeing Board Review: Proposals for Agreement

Extract from the proceedings of the Health & Wellbeing Board meeting held on the 23 March 2021 (to follow), together with a report of the Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law.

129.1      Councillor Shanks introduced the report which detailed proposed changes to the Health & Wellbeing Board and noted that the recommendations had been agreed at the Board meeting on the 23^rd March 2021.

129.2      Councillor Moonan and Bagaeen spoke in support of the proposals and stated that it was felt that progress was being made and matters were moving in the right direction.

129.3      The Mayor then put the recommendations to the vote called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn and each of the Independent Members:

Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that the Green Group were in favour of the recommendations and this was confirmed by the Members of the Green Group;

Councillor Platts stated that the Labour Group were in favour of the recommendations and this was confirmed by the Members of the Labour Group;

Councillor Bell stated that the Conservative Group were in favour of the recommendations and this was confirmed by the Members of the Conservative Group;

Councillor Brennan confirmed that she was voting for of the recommendations;

Councillor Fishleigh confirmed that she was voting for the recommendations;

Councillor Janio confirmed that he was voting for the recommendations;

Councillor Knight confirmed that she was voting for the recommendations.

129.4      The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried unanimously.

129.5      RESOLVED:

(1)      That the Homeless Bill of Rights be adopted (as referred to in the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-25) as an aspirational document and as the standard against which the Council and its partners judge its policies and practices and outcomes;

(2)      That a copy of the resolution is signed by the Leader and sent to FEANTSA to mark its commitment to the international movement of solidarity with homeless people;

(3)      That it be agreed to commit to a process of continuous commitment, improvement and engagement to uphold rights of homeless people.