Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Locality Inclusion Manager to circulate a Service Update in respect of the information held on the Council’s website regarding locations for emergency food;

(ii)            to instruct the Director – Customer Services, to work with the External Advisers to identify organisations, including CFINE, for a wider group of Elected Members to visit;

(iii)          to note that the External Advisers would bring a report to a future Committee in respect of suggestions for supporting to bring people out of poverty;

(iv)          to note the information provided following the visit to CFINE; and

(v)           to thank all those at CFINE, including the many volunteers, who welcomed the Committee and provided an informative and interesting afternoon.

The Committee had before it a report prepared by CFINE following the Committee visit there on 8 March 2023.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee:

(a)    note the information provided following the visit to CFINE; and

(b)    thank all those at CFINE, including the many volunteers, who welcomed the Committee and provided an informative and interesting afternoon.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Locality Inclusion Manager to circulate a Service Update in respect of the information held on the Council’s website regarding locations for emergency food;

(ii)            to instruct the Director – Customer Services to work with the External Advisers to identify organisations, including CFINE, for a wider group of Elected Members to visit;

(iii)          to note that the External Advisers would bring a report to a future Committee in respect of suggestions for supporting to bring people out of poverty; and

(iv)          to otherwise approve the recommendations.

-         COUNCILLOR CHRISTIAN ALLARD, Convener.