The Leader agreed and stated that it was vital for the Council to relinquish control in some areas to enable the people it represents to make decisions about their own communities. A big step forward in relation to this had recently been taken in Kidsgrove where plans to form a Partnership there were starting to take shape and it was agreed that Officers would look into helping this process move forward as a matter of urgency.
Resolved: (a) That Cabinet notes the contents of the report including the action plan to be found at Appendix B.
(b) That Cabinet makes any further amendments or suggestions to the content of the Strategy, noting that this update was considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee at its meeting on 24th June 2013
(c) That the Cabinet requests further circulation of the Strategy to partners and communities as part of an engagement process on the meaning of the ‘co-operative’ concept for Newcastle and also requests further updates on the Strategy’s development at future meetings of the Cabinet.