Issue - meetings

Purpose of Report

To propose the introduction of a revised Corporate Consultation and Engagement Strategy to replace the 2019 edition.

Decision

That the revised Consultation & Engagement Strategy be approved.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Reasons for the Decision

This new five-year Strategy was designed to support officers and members involved in change of either a service or a policy, to understand when and where consultation was needed

The original Consultation Strategy was created in November 2014 and agreed in June 2015. Alongside the strategy sat a more detailed document for officers aimed at providing guidance on best practice aligned to the strategy. This would also be reviewed once the strategy had been approved.

Since then, the Strategy was reviewed in 2017 to reflect the introduction of Vision 2020 and then again in 2019 when a planned three-year review was conducted.

The current review was started in March 2021 with the aim of bringing it in line with Vision 2025. It incorporated feedback from Members who engaged in a workshop process to improve consultation earlier in 2021.

The strategy contained direction on why, how, and when we should be consulting and engaging.