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(i)       does not pursue the erection of information plaques relating to enslavement or products of enslavement at this time;

(ii)       instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to continue research and delivery of other public outputs in this field in line with existing programme and revenue budgets;

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to explore external funding opportunities which would allow for additional capacity in the Museums and Gallery Team or working with an external partner to consolidate existing information and research on the history and legacy of enslavement in Aberdeen and give consideration how to best make findings available to the public; and

(iv)      refer the matter to the budget setting process.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of meeting of 3 February 2021, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning, which provided details on the practicalities and projected costs of identifying locations and street names in Aberdeen with links to the history of enslavement and its products and then erecting appropriate information plaques at each location.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      does not pursue the erection of information plaques relating to enslavement or products of enslavement at this time;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to continue research and delivery of other public outputs in this field in line with existing programme and revenue budgets; and

(c)      instructs the Chief Officer – City Growth to explore external funding opportunities for wider work exploring the history and legacy of enslavement.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve recommendations (a) and (b);

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to explore external funding opportunities which would allow for additional capacity in the Museums and Gallery Team or working with an external partner to consolidate existing information and research on the history and legacy of enslavement in Aberdeen and give consideration how to best make findings available to the public; and

(iii)      to refer the matter to the budget setting process.