Issue - meetings

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) on the draft Recovery Framework for the Covid - 19 pandemic.

(1)       Members approved the structures recommended as the starting point for recovery.

(2)       Members agreed to initiate the process of stakeholder engagement.

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) on the draft Recovery Framework for the Covid-19 pandemic.

(1)       The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(1)     Members approved the structures recommended as the starting point for recovery.

(2)     Members agreed to initiate the process of stakeholder engagement.

(2)       Reasons for the Decision

Essentially, the recovery process will have certain key focus points and features:

•        Co-ordination – it should act in line with an agreed aim and objectives, and be managed in line with accepted the co-ordination and decision making processes.

•        Focus points – recovery should support the restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical wellbeing.  A key point here, which is very pertinent, is that the process of restoration may reflect a ‘new normality’ as for many, life may never be the same again. 

In respect of the current pandemic, a Hertfordshire wide Recovery Coordinating Group (RCG) has already been established, chaired by the Chief Executive. 

Recovery structures could go live while the response phase is ongoing and at an agreed point, primacy would pass from the Strategic Co-ordination Group and the Recovery Co-ordination Group.  The process may be flexible depending on any second wave of the virus and have to switch back to SCG primacy.  The situation would be kept under review and a Corporate Management Team decision taken to ensure appropriate timing.