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Communities and Local Services Scrutiny Committee

Scrutiny

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About

Scrutiny is an important part of the Government's drive to ensure that the Council provides better public services.  The process is about improving services for people by being responsive to their needs.   The terms of reference of the Communities and Local Services Scrutiny Committee are :- ·        to undertake the Council’s Scrutiny functions in relation to the following services :-  

STRONGER COMMUNITIES PORTFOLIO

LOCAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO

Policing  

Street Scene Policy (refuse/recycling/street cleaning/grounds maintenance  

Community Safety  

Crematorium and Cemeteries  

Community Development  

Arboriculture

Community Grants  

Countryside and Allotments

The Council’s responsibilities for the Fire and Rescue Services

Parks, Open Spaces and Play Areas

Street Scene Enforcement  

Waste Management

Illegal Encampments  

Fleet Management and Maintenance  

Private Sector Housing

Head of Steam

Licensing of premises (except where delegated to the Licensing Committee)  

Hippodrome

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles (except where delegated to the Licensing Committee)  

Events and Programming

Trading Standards and Animal Welfare

Library Service

Co-ordination of the Council’s responsibilities under the Floods and Water Act  

Strategic Arts

Civil Contingencies and Emergency Planning  

2025  

Parking Enforcement  

Transport Policy Transport and Highways Asset Management (roads, paths, rights of way, street lighting, traffic signals, signage  

CCTV  

Transport and Highways Network Management and Improvement Schemes  

Equalities

Road Safety  

Voluntary Sector

Parking Policy  

 

Supported Bus Services and Concessionary Fares  

 

Sustainable Transport  

     

Members

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James McGill · Chair
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James Coe · Vice-Chair
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Andy Keir · Committee Member
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David Beckett · Committee Member
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Jan Cossins · Committee Member
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Matthew Snedker · Committee Member
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Michael Nicholson · Committee Member
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Mohammad Mahmud · Committee Member
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Mrs Pauline Culley MBE · Committee Member
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Paul Walters · Committee Member
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