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     3   Draft Corporate Strategy 2022-27

          The Leader of the Council, Councillor Bryan Davies attended to introduce the

          Draft Corporate Strategy covering the next five years. The Leader took the

          Opportunity to thank the previous administration (Cabinet Members and

          Councillors) for the former Corporate Strategy. He stated that following the local

          elections in May 2022, a new Corporate Strategy was required to set out the

          Council’s new Corporate Well-being Objectives (corporate priorities) and

          ambitions for the next five years and how the Strategy illustrates how the Council

           will seek to enhance the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being

           for the citizens and communities of Ceredigion and maximise its contribution

           to the seven National Well-being Goals in accordance with the Well-being of

           Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. The Leader also stated that the Authority

           has a challenging time ahead.  The Chief Executive, Eifion Evans was also

           present and agreed with the Leader’s comments.  He also thanked the 

           Officers involved, Alun Williams, Diana Davies, Rob Starr for their hard work in

           producing the Strategy.

           Rob Starr, Performance and Research Manager, continued with presenting the

           report contents.  He explained the core purpose of the Corporate Strategy is to

           illustrate how the authority will support and promote sustainability and the

           wellbeing of the citizens of Ceredigion, through its long-term Vision and its

           Corporate Well-being Objectives. The proposed Corporate Well-being Objectives

           are:

·       Boosting the Economy, Supporting Businesses and Enabling Employment

·       Creating Caring and Healthy Communities

·       Providing the Best Start in Life and Enabling Learning at All Ages

·       Creating Sustainable, Green and Well-connected Communities

Rob Starr explained that the objectives have been identified through extensive analysis of evidence and engagement with residents, including the ambitions of the new political administration, the Ceredigion Assessment of Local Well-being and the recent public consultation on the draft strategy which took place between 24 August and 30 September 2022 of which a total of 51 responses were received – some received after the closing date hence the figure had not yet been included in the document although they had been taken into account.

          Rob Starr also explained that the objectives had also been identified through the

          lens of the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. This involved

          identifying how the authority could maximise our contribution to the national

          well-being goals and ensure that the sustainable development principle to

          ensure that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of

          future generations to meet their own needs.

          The draft Corporate Strategy includes an action plan detailing the steps

          necessary to deliver each of the Corporate Well-being Objectives. Progress is

          reviewed each year which will be published in the Council’s Self-Assessment

          Report.

          Rob Starr then explained the process and the steps involved with producing the

          strategy. He also referred to page 6 of the strategy, Improving outcomes and how

          they align with the self-assessment whilst meeting the Local Government and

          Elections (Wales) Act 2021. He advised Committee Members that the 3 most

          prevalent themes from feedback received were the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

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