Agenda

To receive apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of interest.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18 January 2024.

The Chair of the Committee will answer questions from members of the public submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

See Agenda Item 4 for deadlines for submission.

To receive a verbal update on Performance Monitoring Q3.

To present the 2023/24 forecast outturn position against the revenue budgets and Capital Programme that the Committee is responsible for, in order to give an expectation of possible variances against budget.

To approve the revised SDC Safeguarding Policy and Procedures Guide.

The Voluntary, Community Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE) Principles seek to provide the council and its partners in the VCSE with a set of commonly understood good practice guidelines for communication and support.  It is designed to strengthen working relationships with a transparent and consistent approach

This report is to present Stroud District Council’s Community Engagement Principles to the Committee. It contains details of the consultation process to date and the themes identified from feedback and proposes an approach for implementation.

This report is to provide an update on work to develop a cultural strategy for Stroud district. It presents details of consultation to date, identified core themes and opportunities. This work will provide the basis for the production of the strategy and delivery action plans later in the year.

To consider the work programme.