Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods providing an update on the work carried out by the Council to support current and ex-service personnel as part of the Gloucestershire Armed Forces Community Covenant and seeking ongoing endorsement of such activity.

RESOLVED that:

1.         Work undertaken to support current and ex-service personnel as part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to the Covenant be endorsed, and

2.         An annual update of achievements against the Covenant will be received by Cabinet and that this is programmed into the Cabinet Forward Plan.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods that provided an update on the work carried out by the Council to support current and ex-service personnel as part of the Gloucestershire Armed Forces Community Covenant and sought ongoing endorsement of such activity.

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning highlighted the importance of continuing an annual review.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure expressed a desire for the media to encourage people to bring forward any ideas that may enable the City Council to further support the armed forces.  

RESOLVED that:

1.         Work undertaken to support current and ex-service personnel as part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to the Covenant be endorsed, and

2.         An annual update of achievements against the Covenant will be received by Cabinet and that this is programmed into the Cabinet Forward Plan.