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Every council with an executive management structure has to have an overview and scrutiny function. Somerset Council has appointed five scrutiny committees to perform this function: · Adults and Health · Children and Families · Climate and Place · Communities · Corporate and Resources The scrutiny committees each fulfil a check and challenge function for decisions and policies made by the Executive. Climate and Place Functional areas that are the responsibility of the Committee are as follows: Climate, Environment and Sustainability: · Carbon Neutrality · Climate Resilience and Adaptation · Renewable Energy · Country Parks, Local Nature Recovery Strategy, Local Nature Reserves, AONB Partnerships (Countryside Services) · Biodiversity (and net gain) and Ecology · Sustainability · Waste Service · Emergency Planning and Business Continuity · Water Management · Flooding Response · Coastal Protection Authority · Somerset Rivers Authority Infrastructure & Transport: · Highways Authority · Public Rights of Way · Parking · Active Travel · Traffic Management · Transport · Public Transport · Fleet Management · Contracted Transport · Strategic Transport Planning · Road Safety · Infrastructure Commissioning Economy, Employment & Planning: · Economic Development · Planning (conservation, enforcement, DM, local plan, waste and minerals, s106 allocations/CIL, Phosphates) · Affordable Housing and Enabling · City/Town Centre Management · Trading Standards (Devon partnership) · Skills · Education Business Partnership · Economic infrastructure , services and Innovation Centres · Regeneration (non-housing) · Major Projects · Nuclear Power · Scientific Services For further details, please see the Constitution or email Democratic Services on democratic@somerset.gov.uk