OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
SCRUTINY PANEL 4 – EMISSIONS
STRATEGY
(ACTION PLAN)
1.
Purpose/Objectives of the
Review
-
To
provide Scrutiny input into the Action Plan for the Council’s
Emissions Strategy
Key lines of
Inquiry:
To increase Councillor and public
understanding of air quality issues in
Northampton
To understand the causes and
impact of air pollution
To understand the actions being
taken to reduce air pollution in
Northampton
To understand the actions being
taken by partners to reduce air pollution in
Northampton
To provide recommendations for the
production of the Action Plan for the Council’s Emissions
Strategy, which will identify ways of improving air quality in
Northampton
Examine all current air quality
management areas to ensure they are performing. To see if they can
be improved and consider all other factors and future factors in
moving forward
2.
Outcomes
Required
-
To make informed recommendations regarding the
production of the Action Plan for the
Council’s Emissions Strategy
3.
Information
Required
Background data, including:
-
Presentation to set the scene: “Overview of air quality in
Northampton”
- Relevant national, other background research papers
and relevant Legislation
ØHotspots and
trends
ØDraft Low
Emissions Strategy 2016/17
ØStatistical
data, including national comparison
-
Best practice and successful initiatives in both
Northampton and elsewhere
-
Case studies
-
Witness evidence:
Internal
Ø
Cabinet Member for Environment,
Northampton Borough Council (NBC)
Ø
Head of Planning (Planning Policy),
NBC
Ø
Senior Environmental Health Officer,
NBC
External
Ø
Consultant, Low Emissions Strategies
Ltd
Ø
Director of Public Health,
Northamptonshire County Council (NCC)
Ø
Residents’ Groups
Ø
Northamptonshire Green Party
Ø
Highways/Transport choices,
NCC
Ø
Carbon Management Team, NCC
Ø
Electric Corby
Ø
Stage Coach/Uno
Ø
Freight Transport Association
4.
Format of
Information
·
Background data
·
Background reports and
presentation
·
Best practice data
·
Desktop research
·
Evidence from expert external
witnesses
·
Evidence from expert internal
witnesses
5.
Methods Used to Gather
Information
·
Minutes of meetings
·
Desktop research
·
Officer reports
·
Statistical data
·
Presentations
·
Examples of best practice
·
Witness Evidence:-
Ø
Key witnesses
as detailed in section 3 of this scope
6.
Co-Options to the
Review
Representatives from two Residents’
Associations in Air Quality Management areas to be approached to be
co-opted to this Review
7 Considerations for
Community Impact, such as health, equalities and human
rights
This Scrutiny Review will gather evidence with the aim of providing Scrutiny
input into the Action Plan for the Emissions Strategy. It will
seek to put forward informed
recommendations to all relevant parties on methods to deal
with anti-social behaviour on the
town.
The Scrutiny Panel, in having regard to the general
equality duty, will be mindful of the protected characteristics
when undertaking this scrutiny activity; so that any
recommendations that it made could identify disproportionate and
unintended potential positive and negative impacts on any
particular sector of the community, including any potential
mitigation required. This will be borne in mind as the
Scrutiny Panel progresses with the review and evidence is
gathered.
In order that the Scrutiny Panel obtains a wide range
of views, a number of key witnesses will provide evidence as
detailed in section 3 of this report.
Any recommendations regarding the Action Plan for the
Emissions Strategy will consider impact and potential mitigation as
appropriate and relevant across all protected characteristics.
Impact assessments will be integral to any reports including
actions plans.
8
Evidence gathering Timetable
Meetings to commence at 6.00 pm
October 2016 – April 2017
10 October 2016
Scoping meeting
5 December
Evidence gathering
9 February
2017
Evidence gathering
9 March
Evidence gathering
27 April
Approve final report
Various site visits will be programmed during this
period, if required.
9.
Responsible
Officers
Lead Officer
Ruth Austen, Environmental Health and Licensing Manager
Co-ordinator Tracy Tiff,
Scrutiny Officer
10.
Resources and
Budgets
Ruth Austen, Environmental Health and Licensing
Manager, to provide internal
advice.
11.
Final report presented
by:
Completed by April 2017.
Presented by the Chair of the Panel to the Overview and Scrutiny
Committee and then to Cabinet.
12.
Monitoring
procedure:
Review the impact of the report after approximately six months (February 2018)
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