Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Leader of the Council.

The Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS) was launched on 27 October and all ten authorities are being asked to take this report (Item A and Appendices 1-3) through their decision making process updating members on the refresh of the GMS and the development of a new GMS Implementation Plan.

Cabinet is asked to:

a)    note that the new Greater Manchester Strategy has now been launched;

b)   note that a Greater Manchester Strategy Implementation Plan has been published and that this will be updated 6-monthly and progress monitored against a performance dashboard; and

c)    agree to receive regular updates on the GMS Implementation Plan given the Council’s key role in delivering the actions set out in this document.

Officer contact: Steve Skelton, 0161 474 3174, steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

The Leader of the Council submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing the Cabinet with the recently approved Greater Manchester Strategy and associated Implementation Plan.

The Leader emphasised that the Strategy had been subject to extensive engagement prior to its launch in October 2017, and would provide something against which the performance of the Combined Authority could be judged. Relevant elements of this Strategy would also be incorporated into the next Council Plan.

RESOLVED - That in relation to the Greater Manchester Strategy and Implementation Plan:

·         the launch of the new Strategy be noted;

·         the publication of the Implementation Plan and the intention that this will be updated 6-monthly and progress monitored against a performance dashboard be noted;

·         agreement be given to receive regular updates on the Strategy Implementation Plan given the Council’s key role in delivering the actions set out in this document.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The purpose of this report is to update members on the refresh of the Greater Manchester Strategy and the development of a new Greater Manchester Strategy Implementation Plan.

A refreshed draft of the Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS) was approved by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at its meeting on 28 July 2017. This report provides an overview of the Greater Manchester Strategy, the priorities within it, and the detailed Implementation Plan that accompanies it.

The full GM Strategy is attached at Appendix 1, along with an Executive Summary (Appendix 2) and Delivery Plan (Appendix 3). A public version has also been published and is available at  http://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/404/greater_manchester_summary.pdf

This report will also be considered by Cabinet at its meeting of 19 December.

Scrutiny Committee is asked to:

•      note that the new Greater Manchester Strategy has now been launched;

•      note that a Greater Manchester Strategy Implementation Plan has been published and that this will be updated 6-monthly and progress monitored against a performance dashboard; and

•      agree to receive regular updates on the GMS Implementation Plan given the Council’s key role in delivering the actions set out in this document.

Officer contact: Steve Skelton, 0161 474 3174, steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) updating the Scrutiny Committee on the refreshed Greater Manchester Strategy and Implementation Plan agreed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in July and officially launched in October 2017.

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Alexander Ganotis) attended the meeting to answer councillor’s questions.

Councillors welcomed the refreshed documents, though expressed disappointment that this Scrutiny Committee and the Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committees had not been consulted on the Strategy in advance of its approval.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report and the launch of the new Greater Manchester Strategy be noted.

(2) That the publication of the Greater Manchester Strategy Implementation Plan, including the intention to update the Plan 6-monthly and monitor progress against the performance dashboard be noted.

(3) That support be given to the Scrutiny Committee receiving regular updates on the Implementation Plan in light of the Council’s role in delivering the actions set out in this document.