Maidstone Borough Council
Economic & Commercial Development
Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Visitor Information Centre
Scrutiny Review Update
Report of: Clare Wood
1. Introduction
1.1 The Regeneration & Economic Development agreed in May 2012 that they would review the Visitor Information Centre to determine if there was an economically viable and/or beneficial scenario to return the visitor information centre or part of the visitor information centre to the town hall.
2. Recommendation
2.1 The Committee is recommended to interview Laura Dickson, Visitor Economy to ascertain the progress made on the review recommendations to date.
3. Visitor Information Centre Review Update
3.1 The Visitor Information Centre Review report went to Cabinet on 10th April 2013. There were nine recommendations made as part of the review all of which were agreed in principle. A copy of the completed SCRAIP is included for reference at Appendix A.
3. Impact on Corporate Objectives
3.1 The Committee will consider reports that deliver against the following Council priority:
· ‘For Maidstone to have a growing economy.’
3.2 The Strategic Plan sets the Council’s key objectives for the medium term and has a range of objectives which support the delivery of the Council’s priorities. Actions to deliver these key objectives may therefore include work that the Committee will consider over the next year.