Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

The Sub Committee considered a report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services which sought Members’ engagement regarding the development and implementation of the new Communication Strategy and Action Plan for the Housing Delivery Programme. Members noted this would in addition to the existing communications to residents. A new Communications Manager post was expected to join the Corporation in January 2017, who would be charged with overall responsibility for the implementation of the Housing Delivery Programme Communications Strategy and the associated Action Plan.

Members discussed the draft Strategy and how best to engage in its development and implementation, and agreed that an Member/Officer working party be set up to discuss the overall strategy and plan, which would set the strategic direction and key principles for smaller micro-groups to develop their own action plans for each location. This would ensure effective links with the Corporation’s existing communications strategies as well as addressing the level of detail needed for individual estates.

RESOLVED – That John Fletcher and Deputy Henry Jones be asked to sit on the Member/Officer working party along with the Chairman of the Sub Committee.