The Harbour Trust draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and Governance Framework
In July 2020 in response to the findings of the Independent Review the Harbour Trust said they welcomed the significant priority attached to the recommendations in relation to reforming the organisation to focus on the future operational requirements of an ongoing entity and reforming their approach to stakeholder engagement.
The Trust has developed a draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and Governance Framework, which they say “will strengthen and clarify community involvement in our work.” HPG’s response is that the Draft Strategy is confused and that to designate groups that have consultative roles as ‘Primary Stakeholders’ is misleading and dangerous.
HPG believes that the elevation of consultants to ‘Primary Stakeholders’ gives them a voice and weight that is inappropriate and does not accord with the Objects and Functions of the Trust Act. The definition of ‘Primary Stakeholder’ must be amended.