Decision details

11.1  Cllr Williams outlined the report and thanked Council officers for their work on this area of work.

11.2  Cllr Kennedy thanked the Scrutiny Chairs Panel for their input into the work.

RESOLVED:

That the Hackney Poverty Reduction Strategic Framework be adopted.

REASONS FOR DECISION

The Poverty Reduction framework has five areas of focus. Through these areas, the framework addresses both the immediate needs of people in poverty now and longer term actions which will prevent poverty for people in the future. Focusing exclusively on responding to the needs of those in poverty today would lack the ambition to reduce poverty while focussing only on longer term factors would neglect the needs of people in the here and now who are struggling financially. 

Delivery

The framework is designed to be a live document which is flexible and adaptive to changing circumstances. Although accountability for the framework will sit within the Council, the framework will also guide partnership working.

The framework will be driven by Hackney’s Corporate Leadership Team, which includes the Chief Executive and Group Directors. Directors will report to Cabinet Leads identified as leads for poverty reduction, who directly report to the Mayor.