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(Report of the Assistant Chief Executive, Policy, Performance, Partnership and Communication) To inform Overview and Scrutiny of the production of a progress report on the priorities in Haringey’s Sustainable Community Strategy.

The Committee received a progress report on the priorities in Haringey’s Sustainable Community Strategy.

The Committee noted that some of the achievements listed for the period June 2007 to December 2008 were in fact achieved over a much longer time period, and requested that the report give details on which achievements did relate to the time frame specified. The Committee also noted that some areas of the progress report were insufficiently specific, and requested that additional details be included on these areas. It was further suggested that a sentence explaining where full details could be found, such as within specific plans and strategies, be added for information.

The Committee asked why no details of planned actions for the new priority “Safeguard children and adults from abuse and neglect wherever possible and deal with it appropriately and effectively if it does occur” appeared in the report. It was reported that the JAR action plan had not been approved at when the new priority was included, and it was agreed that reference to the JAR action plan and how to access this information should be incorporated into the progress report.

The Committee made a number of suggestions under “An environmentally sustainable future”, relating to the parking plan, car clubs and charge-points for electric vehicles. It was agreed that these comments would be fed back to officers. It was also agreed that “Consider becoming a Councillor” be added to the “Have your say” section.

The Committee emphasised the importance of making the information as accessible as possible in order to encourage members of the public to read it and give feedback.

RESOLVED

That, taking into account the comments made during the discussion of the item, the report be noted.