Cllr Barrett had submitted the following Motion in accordance with the Council’s procedure rules which was SECONDED by Cllr Kendall.

“The Council believes that giving blood saves and improves lives, and that without the support of the highly experienced Brentwood staff team many lives would not have been improved and saved. The Council further believes that this team at the Brentwood Blood Donor Centre are assets to the community that will be much missed by their donors and the wider

population when the facility is lost.

That the Council (1) recognises the good work of the staff and the generosity of the thousands of donors who have used the Brentwood Blood Donor Centre (2) expresses its disappointment at the loss of this facility to the community and its regret upon the breaking up of a staff team who have supported hundreds of donors.

That the Council will seek, in recognition of the loss of the Centre, to engage with the National Blood Service to make sure appropriate facilities remain open to encourage blood donation and that through the Audit & Scrutiny Committee, the Council will seek to understand the impact on donors from the loss of this team and facility, alongside investigating the

facilities proposed by the National Blood Service to replace this loss.”

Following a discussion and vote on a show of hands the Motion was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY.

Reason for Decision

The Council supported the Motion.