Appendix 6
Principle 6 – Engaging with local people and other stakeholders to ensure robust public accountability
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Local Code Requirement
Compliance
Achieved
Supporting Evidence
1
The Council will make clear to itself, employees
and the community to whom they are accountable
and for what
Yes
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Sustainable Community Strategy
Corporate Plan & Annual Performance Report
Constitution
Select Commissions
Local Code of Corporate Governance
Organisational structures
Job Descriptions
2
Consider those institutional stakeholders to whom
the authority is accountable and assess the
effectiveness of the relationships and any
changes required
Yes
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Partnership agreements for key partnerships
Corporate Governance Protocol for shared services
Appendix 6
Ref
3
Local Code Requirement
Compliance
Achieved
Ensure clear channels of communication are in
place with all sections of the community and other
stakeholders and put in place monitoring
arrangements and ensure that they operate
effectively
Partial
Supporting Evidence
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Citizens Panel
My Mansfield
Tenants Forum
Tenants & Residents Groups
Budget Consultation
Action for improvement:
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4
Development of the Council’s corporate
consultation and engagement strategy for
key stakeholders by 30 November 2015
Establish a clear policy on the types of issues they
will meaningfully consult on or engage with the
public and service users about including a
feedback mechanism for those consultees to
demonstrate what has changed as a result
Action for improvement:
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Development of the Council’s corporate
consultation and engagement strategy for
key stakeholders by 30 November 2015
Partial
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Community Engagement section on MDC website
Citizens Panel
Appendix 6
Ref
Local Code Requirement
Compliance
Achieved
Supporting Evidence
5
Ensure that the authority as a whole is open and
accessible to the community, service users and its
staff and ensure that it has made a commitment to
openness and transparency on all its dealings,
including partnerships, subject only to the need to
preserve confidentiality in those specific
circumstances where it is proper and appropriate
to do so.
Yes
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Constitution
Corporate Values
Local Code of Corporate Governance
MDC website
Freedom of Information Scheme compliance
Forward Plan
Public meetings
Constitution of MASP
6
Develop and maintain a clear policy on how staff
and their representatives are consulted and
involved in decision making
Yes
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Human Resources Policies & Procedures
JCC
Consultation section of corporate report template for
decision making
Union involvement in relevant decisions
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