Issue - meetings

Non-Key Decision

Councillor David Martin – Deputy Leader and Executive Lead Member for Finance, Revenues and Benefits

Cabinet was asked to note the progress and success of social value as it relates to procurement and to approve the updated Social Value Policy.

Members considered the alternative option of declining to approve the updated Policy but this was not recommended as it would result in non-compliance with the legal obligation for the Council contained in the Social Value Act 2012.

RESOLVED that

a)    the updated Social Value Policy, as presented, be approved;

b)    the success and benefits of the delivery of social and local economic value as stated in the summary of the report, be received and noted;

c)    the significant progress the Council has made in embedding social value into its activities, be also noted and welcomed.

Reason:

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 came into force on 31 January 2013 and required people who commission public services to think about how they can also secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits.  The updated Social Value Policy reflects the Council’s ongoing commitment to those improvements.