The town forums will be piloted in 2025. The spend of the Strategic CIL (80%) portion of the CIL receipt will be decided by the council based on the delivery of the priority projects. These priorities align closely with the priority infrastructure projects set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Schedule. 2025 Update: The Town Teams have been formed, and they were part of the Community-led Regeneration Charter engagement process. However, it is still early days and the forums have not been tested as of yet.

Commitment to improve demographic monitoring during ballots; Considering the possibility of including a self-declaration survey as part of the online and postal ballot process to analyse the profile of voters in order to identify where there may be issues with specific groups. December 2026 (for extended / new targets) On-going. Completion of equalities monitoring during next ballot. Increased representation from underrepresented groups. This has not yet been implemented but will be a priority for 2025. 2025 Update: No ballots undertaken in 2025. Next ballot expected in 24-36 months. Embed equalities monitoring into ballot process; tailor engagement to identified under-represented groups.