That Cabinet recommends to Council:

(i)         that the Policy Framework be amended to replace the Communication, Engagement and Consultation Strategy with the Community Engagement and Empowerment Strategy;

(ii)        that the Community Engagement and Empowerment Strategy set out at Appendix 3 to the submitted report be approved; and

(iii)       that Head of Policy, Performance and Community Engagement, working as part of the ‘Our Communities’ project team, takes responsibility for implementing the plans required to deliver this Strategy.

That the draft Community Engagement and Empowerment Strategy be published and that the views of the community be sought on how the Council can best engage with and empower its communities.