COVID-19: SHIELDING HUBS & COUNCIL MEETINGS

Cheshire East Council has now received further guidance from central government with respect to Shielding Hubs and we are working through the potential volume of deliveries we would have responsibility for. Our understanding is that our role will be to provide support to any individual in need of urgent support, where the national arrangements have failed to provide the necessary help.  Tomorrow, we expect to be able to provide further details on how these Shielding Hubs will work in practice, but the likelihood is that there will be two hubs (one in the north of the borough and the other one in the south of the borough).

During the current climate and to ensure compliance with government guidance, Cheshire East Council has taken the decision to cancel all committees and meetings of Council (including the Annual Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 13th May). At the current time, the Corona Virus Bill is passing through parliament as a result of which we expect legislation to be enacted that will enable council meetings to take place online, with members able to vote on items remotely (without being in the room). Pending this, we are investigating various ICT solutions that would enable us to hold future meetings online.