Agenda item

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Democracy, Refugees and Accountability, Councillor Kevin

Bonavia, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the recommendations of the Local Democracy Review Working Group as

outlined be endorsed (with particular reference to those recommendations on

matters reserved to the executive); and

(2) the report be referred to Council for agreement and endorsement.

The Review was presented by Councillor Bonavia who acknowledged a good

start had been made but that there was an ongoing need for a Local

Democracy Working Group. Some improvements such as the collegial

approach to decision making at Mayor & Cabinet had already been made but

there was still massive scope to seek the views of representative groups

across the borough especially given the consultation response which was

mainly secured from older white residents.

The Mayor acknowledged that not all groups in the borough had been heard

from as of yet but that he believed the recommendations had the potential to

make a real difference to local democracy.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Democracy, Refugees and Accountability, Councillor Kevin

Bonavia, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report, by a

vote of 9-0

RESOLVED that:

(1) the recommendations of the Local Democracy Review Working Group as

outlined be endorsed (with particular reference to those recommendations on

matters reserved to the executive); and

(2) the report be referred to Council for agreement and endorsement.