Issue - meetings

Report of Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee Review of Council Support to help the Voluntary and Community Sector in Gateshead

 

 

Meeting: 15/10/2019 - Cabinet (Item 68)

68 Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Review of Helping to Increase Support / Capacity of the Voluntary Sector: Final Report pdf icon PDF 273 KB

Report of the Acting Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration has been given to the findings and recommendations of a review by the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee in relation to Council support provided to the community and voluntary sector.

 

RESOLVED -

(i)            That the findings from the four evidence gathering sessions undertaken by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the 18 recommendations agreed by the Committee on 9 September 2019 outlined in the report be noted.

 

 

(ii)          That the recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee review as set out in Appendix 2 be approved.

 

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

 

(A)      To ensure the Council continues to support the             community and voluntary sector across             Gateshead.

 

(B)      To ensure the Council can meet its Thrive          pledges, in particular to put people and families at        the heart of everything we do, to tackle inequality             so people have a fair chance and to support our       communities to support themselves and each    other.