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Digital Inclusion Working Group – Update on Recommendations

Meeting: 08/11/2022 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills) (Item 24)

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Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 17 of 21 September 2021 the Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer setting out progress made against each of the recommendations formulated by the Digital Inclusion Working Group and approved by Cabinet.

 

A table attached to the report set out each recommendation and an accompanying update on the action taken to implement each recommendation.

 

Members of the Committee asked questions/commented on the following issues:

 

·       A concern was expressed about residents who did not have access to ICT equipment, including affordability reasons; and about residents who lacked the appropriate ICT skills to access the ever increasing services in the digital world

·       subject to assurances that the actions identified in the report were continued and became “business as usual” operational matters then there was no requirement for the Committee to receive further update reports on this matter

 

RESOLVED: That:

 

(1)

the report setting out progress made against each of the recommendations formulated by the Digital Inclusion Working Group and approved by Cabinet be noted; and

 

(2)

no further update reports be submitted to the Committee subject to assurances that the actions identified in the report are continued and become “business as usual” operational matters.

 

 

 

 


Meeting: 01/11/2022 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) (Item 22)

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Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 14 of 14 September 2021 the Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer setting out progress made against each of the recommendations formulated by the Digital Inclusion Working Group and approved by Cabinet.

 

A table attached to the report set out each recommendation and an accompanying update on the action taken to implement each recommendation.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the report setting out progress made against each of the recommendations formulated by the Digital Inclusion Working Group and approved by Cabinet be noted.