Archived decisions

Topic

Issue

Lead Member / Officer

Status

17-Apr

03-Jul

02-Oct

20 Jan 2009

Overview/Pre-Scrutiny - To maintain an overview of the Environment and Transportation in Hampshire agenda, and to consider proposed scrutiny topics for inclusion in the work programme.

Overview Items

a) waste

b) road infrastructure

c) flooding

d) Display Energy Certificates

e) trade waste controls

f) Material Resources Strategy

a) scrutiny officer

b) scrutiny officer

c) officers

d) officers

e) officers

f) officers

a) b) to be researched with a view to identifying an in-depth scrutiny topic for 2008/09. Outcome: Road infrastructure identified as preferred topic at July meeting. Progress on gathering and using information on material flows, to be included at quarterly meetings for real time scrutiny, as progress reports are made available.

c) emergency planning and highways arrangements were overviewed and scrutinised at the July meeting. Outcome: further real time scrutiny in twelve months (July 2009), in keeping with Pitt Report recommendations

d) for overview and ad hoc scrutiny at October meeting. Outcome: committee called for full baseline data in relation to the first DECs in HCC properties, as well as on improvement strategy implementation.

e) for overview and ad hoc scrutiny at October meeting of progress with controls implementation. Outcome: full years progress report requested for October 2009

f) for overview and ad hoc scrutiny at October meeting. Outcome: no further action

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(a,b and c)

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(a,d,e, f)

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Pre-scrutiny items - from Environment and Recreation and Heritage departmental decision lists

a) Capital Programme

2008/09 - progress

b) Revenue Budget 2008/09 - progress

c) Hampshire Waste Management Sites Plan - Regulation 26 Consultation

d) 2009/10 Capital and Revenue budgets

a)b) officers c) Alison Quant

d) officers

a) b) to be considered at a briefing on 16 July 2008 and 28 November 2008

c) not ready for consideration in April 2008; Environment Department to confirm timescale when known

d) to be considered in January 2009

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(c)

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(d)

Performance

a) Budget and Performance issues

a) departmental performance and finance officers (see a) and b) above)

a) as above

Scrutiny - to scrutinise priority areas agreed by the Committee, and supported by Policy and Resources Select Committee

Transport in the Community

To undertake an in depth scrutiny review

Chairman

(Committee delegated the review to scrutiny review group ; first meeting held in March 2007. Committee received progress updates during 2007/08. Review slipped three months following 'live' sessions in September/November 07 due to higher priority given to Lyndhurst scrutiny.) Review report received and accepted by Committee in April 2008. Recommendations communicated to the Executive in June; response received and considered by the Committee in July. Outcome: monitoring of outcomes by the Committee to take place at Select Committee meetings during 2008/09.

(See below)

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Lyndhurst Bypass

To undertake a scrutiny review

Chairman

(Scrutiny review group set up and review progressed during 2007/08.) Reported to March 2008 Cabinet, and report received by the Committee in April 2008. Partial Executive response received in June; full received in October. Outcome: monitoring of outcomes in March 2009.

(See below)

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The state of Hampshire Roads

To undertake a light touch scrutiny

Chairman

(Timetabled for last quarter of 2007/08, but slipped to 2008/09, due to other priorities.) Took place on 11 June 2008; recommendations communicated to the Executive Member in June; response received in October. Outcomes:

a) monitoring of outcomes by the Committee in March and October 2009

( See below)

b) to scrutinise the width of rural roads

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Road infrastructure, in relation to population increase

To undertake an in depth review, subject to endorsement by Policy and Resources Committee

Chairman

Topic identified at July meeting.

Following scoping, a review group held its first meeting in November 2008. Progress to be reported to the Select Committee at subsequent meetings.

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Monitoring Scrutiny & Overview Outcomes - to examine responses to the Committee's reports or comments and check on subsequent progress.

Future Funding Arrangements for Community Transport Schemes

Changes to funding arrangements to be monitored six monthly

Kevin Ings

Timetabled for July 2008 meeting. Report received on aspects of progress with implementing the changes received at July meeting. Outcome: in view of change process timescales, next update on impact of changes to be received in twelve months: July 2009

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Hampshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework - Core Planning Strategy

Review of annual monitoring report to be included in Select Committee's Work Programme for 2008

scrutiny officer to co-ordinate

The Minerals Plan was scrutinised at an extra Committee meeting 17 June 2008. Recommendations communicated to the Cabinet Chairman in June; response awaited. Outcome to be monitored subsequently.

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Vehicles in the Countryside

Review of new policy approved by Executive Member November 2007

officers

Progress report on implementation and impact of the new policy to be considered at October meeting. Outcome: no further action

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Transport in the Community

scrutiny

Monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations of the 2008 scrutiny review report

Chairman

Following receipt of response to recommendations by the Executive, and subsequent consideration by the Select Committee, 2008/09 timetable for outcome monitoring of progress with recommendations agreed at an additional Select Committee meeting in July.

October meeting considered progress on two recommendations (B & C). Outcome: a more comprehensive report on work associated with rec. B to come to July 2009 meeting.

January meeting to consider progress with recommendations I,K(i),S,V(i) (ii), D,L,N

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Lyndhurst Bypass

scrutiny

Monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations of the 2008 scrutiny review report

Chairman

Timing and focus of follow up by the Select Committee was agreed at October meeting, where the Executive Member response was received. Outcome: Committee requested a further progress update for March 2009

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Street Lighting

Update on Street Lighting developments (ref. 2007 scrutiny)

scrutiny officer to co-ordinate

Real time scrutiny of progress with recommendations at the July Committee meeting. Outcome: July Committee also called for further reports on progress; suggested date: March 2009.

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Flooding risk management

Monitoring of the implementation of the Pitt Review recommendations regarding the management of flood risk

scrutiny officer to co-ordinate

Following overview and ad hoc scrutiny at July meeting (see above), end of year progress report called for further live scrutiny at July 2009 meeting.

State of Hampshire Roads

Monitoring of the 2008 scrutiny recommendations

Chairman

Response received from Executive Member at October 2008 meeting. Outcome: response noted, and timescales for future progress updates identified as March and October 2009.

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Trade Waste Controls

Twelve month progress report on implementation of Trade Waste Controls

Officers

Request for report identified at October Select Committee meeting. Outcome: to appear at October 2009 meeting