Decision details

Citizens' Assemblies - CUS/23/063

Decision Maker: Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note the progress on plans to facilitate Citizens’ Assemblies on Poverty and Inequality;

(ii)            to instruct the Chief Officer – Early Intervention & Community Empowerment in consultation with the Chief Officer - Finance and Chief Officer - Customer Experience to develop a cost profile, explore potential funding mechanisms and report to the Finance and Resources Committee if funding was required;

(iii)          to agree for further detail to be developed on how local Community Empowerment Groups could be facilitated to support a citizen assembly model at locality level; and

(iv)          to agree that the report currently planned for the May 2023 Committee meeting on a final model for Citizens’ Assemblies be submitted for the Committee on 30 August 2023 to allow a final proposal to be brought to the Committee.

Publication date: 13/03/2023

Date of decision: 08/03/2023

Decided at meeting: 08/03/2023 - Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee

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