The group's terms of reference, which explains what it is aiming to achieve.
Scope and purpose
The Community Engagement Task and Finish group has been set up following a Council motion. The motion agreed that the Council would:
'Establish a cross-party working group to work with local community groups and leaders to better understand and address community concerns.'
Objectives of the group
- To work together to mitigate community tensions
- To understand concerns by facilitating constructive engagement with community groups and residents to ascertain their views and experiences
- To work with community and voluntary groups to develop an enhanced programme of community engagement events and activities
- To identify and learn from external speakers who have experience in community cohesion
- To create a safe environment to discuss matters of concern and wellbeing, such as hate crime and personal safety
- To encourage respectful participation in civic life and interaction between different community groups
- To be open and transparent about the work and progress of the group and ensure frequent communication updates on cohesion related issues are shared
Membership
- Councillor Sophie Porter (Chair)
- Councillor Craig Card
- Councillor Sue Carter
- Councillor Alex Crawford
- Councillor Halleh Koohestani
- Councillor Sarah Spall
- Councillor Stuart Trussler
Meetings
Frequency of meetings to be agreed.
Accountability
There is a budget of £50,000 to support this work.
The group will report back to the council on the findings, progress and allocation of funding.
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