Further to Minute No. 28 of the meeting of Cabinet Member – Performance and Governance of 3 November 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director on the outcomes of consultations with elected members and key partners on how they felt Area Partnerships could develop and work.
The views of the Cabinet Member and also those of the Cabinet Member – Communities, were sought on the proposals for Area Partnerships, for informing Cabinet on 25 November 2010.
Arising from the consultation undertaken so far a number of proposals had been put forward in respect of:
Steph Prewett, Assistant Director Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes presented the report and indicated that the key premise of Area Partnerships was that one size did not fit all and that whilst having a key underpinning and overall consistency to their approach, each Area Partnership needed to develop differently to ensure they reflected the needs of their areas.
RESOLVED: That
(1) tthe consultation with elected members and key partner organisations on the development of Area Partnerships be noted; and
(2) the views expressed by the Cabinet Member and Spokespersons be fed into the consultation process.