The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “I”) which outlines 1) the District wide approach emerging from the Review, 2) considers the data available to support the process and 3) presents some options on how to develop the approach in Bradford South.
Recommended –
(1) That the committee notes the Localities Review and implications for Bradford South Area Committee.
(2) That the Committee chooses one of the three approaches to develop a localities plan for Bradford South.
(3) That the Area Coordinator is asked to lead on the approach and develop an engagement plan, keep Councillors updated on progress and report back progress to the committee in March 2022.
Overview & Scrutiny Area: Corporate
(Mick Charlton - 01274 431155)
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved –
That the Chief Executive be invited to the next meeting of Bradford South Area Committee to respond to Councillors concerns about the implications of the Locality Review.
ACTION: Strategic Director Place/Chief Executive
(Mick Charlton - 01274 431155)
Minutes:
The Strategic Director Place submitted a report (Document “I”) which outlined the District wide approach emerging from the Locality Working Review, considered the data available to support the process and presented some options on how to develop the approach in Bradford South.
During the discussion Members expressed concern that the existing locality working was already approved Council policy and that there was confusion around where this proposed change had been initiated. In response, the Area Coordinator explained that the Health and Wellbeing Board had suggested a better realignment with Health.
Members were adamant that the current approach was working well and failed to see what benefits this proposed new approach would yield or how it would give us a better realignment with Health, although Members were enthusiastic about better alignment with health, details about this were sketchy and in what ways the Community Health Partnerships will fit in to an area approach.
It was felt that the Chief Executive should attend the next meeting of the Area Committee to explain the rationale behind the new approach, and it was therefore:
Resolved –
That the Chief Executive be invited to the next meeting of Bradford South Area Committee to respond to Councillors concerns about the implications of the Locality Review.
ACTION: Strategic Director Place/Chief Executive
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