Decision details

The Cabinet will be presented with a report on the findings of the independent Growth Commission and the development of the Ambition 2020 programme and will be asked to agree appropriate proposals in order to progress the Council’s long-term aims and objectives.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the publication of the document at Appendix 1, which sets out the Council’s proposed response to the independent Growth Commission and the Ambition 2020 proposals, subject to the amendment of the document to reflect that the Council had already agreed to adopt the 10 key steps proposed by the Growth Commission and was in the process of implementing them;

(ii)  Agree an eight week period for public consultation, to commence on 20 April and end on 16 June, and note that a report will be presented in July 2016 detailing the results of consultation and inviting Cabinet to decide on the proposals in the light of consultation; and

(iii)  Agree the referral of recommendations 17 to 109 within the Growth Commission’s report “No-one left behind: in pursuit of growth for the benefit of everyone” for consideration by Select Committees between May and July 2016.