The Social Value Policy sets out Brentwood Borough Council’s approach to social value measurement and management. The Council wants to ensure that the Social Value principles are considered at all stages of the procurement/commissioning cycle to enable the Council to maximise the additional social, economic and environmental benefits that can support our residents. This will ensure that the Council is accountable to its stakeholders, manages its activities to be able to create the social value, enables best practice and reduces our assumptions about the way our activities create value through outcomes to our stakeholders.

Members raised concerns and sought confirmation that the procedures in the policy was being adhered to.  Officers confirmed that this was so and the report and recommendation was before them to formalise what was already part of the Council’s procedure.

Cllr Poppy MOVED the motion and Cllr Mrs Tierney SECONDED the recommendation in the report.

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

·                     Approve the Council’s Social Value Policy and ensure that it is considered as part of the Council’s procurement or commissioning processes 

Reasons for Recommendation

As part of the Council’s Delivery of Value for Money the Social Value Policy allows for the Council to identify and maximise the Community benefits for its residents.