Issue - meetings

At its meeting on the 26 March 2021, the Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee considered a Report which reviewed the role of the Commissioning Liaison Members (Minute *228 refers). The Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee resolved (a) that the new Council continues the role of electing one or two Commissioning Liaison Members for each Scrutiny Committee; and (b) that Cabinet review the approach to strategic commissioning to create opportunities to embed the value driven principles of carbon reduction and creation of social value in all commissioning activity.

Recommendation

(a) that Cabinet support the continuation of the role of Commissioning Liaison Members and welcomes the contribution their role brings, notwithstanding their appointment is a matter for individual Scrutiny Committees; and

(b) that it be noted that social value and carbon reduction principles form an embedded part in commissioning and procurement activity and is encompassed in both procurement strategy and processes. Cabinet are asked to note that templates are used to aid identifying and acting on social value and carbon reduction opportunities and that there is a current recruitment process for a Carbon Officer to further develop and promote social value and carbon reduction with services, suppliers and partners.

RESOLVED

(a) that the continuation of the role of Commissioning Liaison Members be supported and that Cabinet formally welcomes the contribution their role brings, notwithstanding their appointment is a matter for individual Scrutiny Committees;

(b) that social value and carbon reduction principles form an embedded part in commissioning and procurement activity and is encompassed in both procurement strategy and processes; and

(c)  the templates that are used to aid identifying and acting on social value and carbon reduction opportunities be welcomed and the current recruitment process for a Carbon Officer to further develop and promote social value and carbon reduction with services, suppliers and partners be supported.

(Councillors Dewhirst, Hannaford and Hosking attended remotely in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 and spoke to this item).

The Cabinet noted that at its meeting on the 26 March 2021, the Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee had considered a Report which had reviewed the role of the Commissioning Liaison Members (Minute *228 referred). The Corporate Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee had resolved (a) that the new Council continues the role of electing one or two Commissioning Liaison Members for each Scrutiny Committee; and (b) that Cabinet review the approach to strategic commissioning to create opportunities to embed the value driven principles of carbon reduction and creation of social value in all commissioning activity.

It was MOVED by Councillor Hart, SECONDED by Councillor Hughes and

RESOLVED

(a) that the continuation of the role of Commissioning Liaison Members be supported and that Cabinet formally welcomes the contribution their role brings, notwithstanding their appointment is a matter for individual Scrutiny Committees;

(b) that social value and carbon reduction principles form an embedded part in commissioning and procurement activity and is encompassed in both procurement strategy and processes; and

(c)  the templates that are used to aid identifying and acting on social value and carbon reduction opportunities be welcomed and the current recruitment process for a Carbon Officer to further develop and promote social value and carbon reduction with services, suppliers and partners be supported.