Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods concerning participation in a ‘Better Business for All’ (BBfA) initiative to focus on regulatory advice in partnership with other regulators across Gloucestershire that support local businesses.

RESOLVED that:

1.         The City Council participates in the Gloucestershire ‘Better Business for All’ (Regulatory Advice) Partnership.

2.         Authority be delegated to the Head of Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities & Neighbourhoods, the Section 151 Officer and the Council Solicitor to approve the fees and charges in respect of the advice & support packages to be provided by the City Council as set out in the report and to enter into any necessary documentation to implement resolution (1) above.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods presented by the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy which detailed participation in a `Better Business for All’ (BBfA) initiative focussing on regulatory advice in partnership with other regulators across Gloucestershire that support local businesses. 

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning commented that businesses would welcome the initiative and commended the report.

RESOLVED that:

1.    The City Council participates in the Gloucestershire ‘Better Business for All’ (Regulatory Advice) Partnership.

2.    Authority be delegated to the Head of Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities & Neighbourhoods, the Section 151 Officer and the Council Solicitor to approve the fees and charges in respect of the advice & support packages to be provided by the City Council as set out in the report and to enter into any necessary documentation to implement resolution (1) above.