A report by the Director of Finance sought the Cabinet’s approval of a Guidance Document for officers to facilitate the inclusion of Social and Community Benefits in Council Contracts.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

(1)  notes the importance of the Sustainable Communities Strategy in building benefit clauses into its tenders and contracts and instructs officers to specifically consider how the Sustainable Communities Strategy enables this to take place as part of the Strategy’s next review; and

(2)  draws to the attention of Area Forums the importance of Community Plans in building community benefit clauses into tenders and contracts for localised services, and suggests that Area Forums may wish to revisit their Community Plans to ensure they are capable of delivering their aspirations for local people.