Brentwood Borough Council has received a request for support from Brentwood Access Group to undertake an audit of public buildings which will inform residents and visitors to Brentwood which facilities provide a customer experience for disabled people. The Audit will be undertaken by volunteers through Brentwood Access Group and ask businesses a series of questions relating to how they could improve the customer experience and improvements to the physical space to improve accessibility. The audit

will cover all public buildings in the borough which will include retail businesses, churches, community halls etc. Those buildings or businesses that are fully accessible can display a sticker and be added to the Brentwood Access Group website.

Following discussion a  motion was MOVED by Cllr Poppy and SECONDED by Cllr Tierney to approve the recommendation in the report.

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

To agree to support Brentwood Access Group with their audit of public buildings across the Borough.

Reasons for Recommendation

The Audit will not only support those disabled individuals and visitors to have a better customer experience in Brentwood but also support businesses in

attracting this market segment.

The Audit may also identify any business training requirements that could be

supported by the Council through the Economic Development team.