Issue - meetings

Productivity Plan

Meeting: 11/07/2024 - Executive Cabinet (Item 15)

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To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.    To endorse the Chorley Productivity Plan (at Appendix 1) and agree that it can be submitted to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Minutes:

The Executive Leader and Cabinet Member (Economic Development and Public Service Reform) presented the report of the Deputy Chief Executive which sought the endorsement of the Executive Cabinet for the Chorley Productivity Plan to be submitted to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, as required as part of the last Local Government Financial Settlement.

 

Resolved:

To endorse the Chorley Productivity Plan (at Appendix 1) and agree that it can be submitted to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

 

Reasons for recommendations

The recommendation ensures that Chorley Council meets the request of Simon Hoare MP, detailed in his letter of April 2024 (Appendix 2).

 

Other options considered and rejected

Not applicable – all local authorities have been asked to submit a Productivity Plan. Following the announcement of a general election, this requirement was checked and it remained the case that submission of Productivity Plans should take place by 19 July 2024.