Purpose

Following agreement at the Executive on 15 May 2023, the draft Corporate Strategy 2023-2029 was circulated for public consultation.  This report summarises the outcome of the consultation.

The Council’s Corporate Strategy is a key document within the Council’s Strategic Framework, setting out our vision and Priorities for the Borough.  It influences our medium-term budget planning, day to day service delivery and the large-scale projects that we will undertake in the future.

Our existing Corporate Strategy covers the period 2017-2023.  To ensure that we retain a current Corporate Strategy, work has been undertaken to prepare a new Corporate Strategy to cover the period 2023-2029.

On 15 May 2023, the Executive agreed that the draft Corporate Strategy 2023-2029 be circulated for public consultation.  As a result of this, a four-week public consultation ran from 05 June 2023 to 03 July 2023.

Prior to the consultation, some minor changes were made to the text colour in the draft Strategy to ensure that the document met online accessibility criteria.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the outcomes of the public consultation and agrees the draft Corporate Strategy 2023-2029; and

(b)  recommends the Corporate Strategy 2023-2029 to Council for approval, subject to any further amendments.