This meeting was scheduled to include a review of the council's work on flood mitigation, as well as a more general review of the work of the Climate Scrutiny Committee.

Lead Local Flood Authority Update

This meeting included a report on the council's work as a Lead Local Flood Authority¹.

This part of the meeting was scheduled to include a review of the progress that has been made in implementing the actions identified in the council's Surface Water Flood Management Plan.

The committee was also scheduled to consider the council’s performance as the Lead Local Flood Authority, particularly focussing on how the council manages the risk of flooding from surface water and groundwater. The report notes that, Climate change is likely to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in the future. The report pack also contained information on which of the council's drains have been cleansed since 2019.

Climate Scrutiny Committee Forward Plan

The Committee were scheduled to review the Scrutiny Forward Plan. The Scrutiny Forward Plan sets out the work programme for the Committee over the coming year. The plan included in the meeting pack schedules meetings on the following topics:

• Sustainable Transport
• Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment
• Biodiversity
• Climate Change Adaptation

For each meeting, the plan describes the main issues that will be considered and the desired outcome of the meeting. For example, the report says that the purpose of the Sustainable Transport meeting is to, assess the impact of council transport policies on air quality, congestion, and public health.

Climate Scrutiny Action Tracker

The Committee were also scheduled to review the Climate Scrutiny Action Tracker. The Action Tracker is a document that lists all of the recommendations that have been made by the Climate Scrutiny Committee to the council's Cabinet². It also lists the dates when recommendations were made, and what (if any) action has been taken in response. The report notes that, The tracker is a live document and will be updated regularly.