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Medway People Strategy 2021-2025

Meeting: 11/01/2022 - Cabinet (Item 4)

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Minutes:

Discussion:

The report presented the Medway People Strategy 2021-2025, which set out an ambition for all those who live, work, and learn within Medway borders. The strategy aligned closely with the overall corporate vision for the Council to make Medway a waterfront city, connecting innovation, people, and place, driving growth for all.

The report was considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (CYP) on 1 December 2021 and by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HASC) on 9 December 2021. The comments of CYP are set out in section 5 of the report and the comments of HASC were set out in an addendum report.

Decision number:	Decision:
	The Cabinet noted the comments of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out at section 5 to the report and the comments of the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in the addendum report.
1/2022	The Cabinet approved Medway’s new People Strategy, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.
2/2022	The Cabinet approved thegovernance and delivery model set out in Section 4 of the report.
3/2022	The Cabinet delegated authority to the Director of People (Statutory DCAS) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services (Lead Member) and the Portfolio Holder for Adults’ Services, to make any minor amendments needed to deliver the strategy and finalise the key performance indicators in Appendix A of the Strategy document before its final publication.
	The Cabinet noted that the Health and Wellbeing Board will monitor the key themes to ensure strategic oversight for Medway.

Reasons:

The People Strategy sets out the overarching blueprint and detail of the work we need to do to enable everyone in Medway, whether they live, work, or learn to reach their potential.