Our framework and strategy

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Our plan is built around the Games accelerating the council response to the challenges facing our city and the aspirations of our people:

  1. The Games can enable a thriving city, creating opportunities accessible to all
  2. The Games can open up opportunities to which our younger population can aspire to achieve
  3. Games initiatives and facilities will support the development of a healthy society, both physically and mentally
  4. Hosting the Games creates a platform for a more welcoming, diverse place to live and invest
  5. The Games can and will accelerate our green growth plans to grow Birmingham in a sustainable and resilient way.

This framework will be used as the basis to evaluate the legacy benefit. There are indicators identified under each theme which will be used as the basis for monitoring and reporting. We have organised the specific initiatives in action plans under timescales to develop a long-term programme of activity:

  • Short term programmes (in the run up to and including Games-time in July to August 2022)
  • Medium term goals (From 2021 to 1 year after the Games)
  • Long term aspirations (From 2021 to 2+ years after the Games).

Each item in the action table is either an identified programme under one of the Games partner legacy workstreams that the council is supporting, or a council own initiative (run at a local level - not part of the formal Partner legacy programme). A flagship scheme or initiative for each theme is also shown.

Each action is linked directly to the Commonwealth Games Legacy Pillars as well as the council’s related city challenges to show an integrated approach. A set of indicators will be used to measure progress, positive benefits and economic impact (see section 3).

The Strategy

The combined legacy for the Council, is focused on being the best city in the UK to live, work, invest and play.

We will enable delivery of outcomes, set out in the framework, by following a clear strategy with partners and providing appropriate investment against our plan in terms of legacy, through physical infrastructure, community social and economic legacy and organisational legacy.