About Scrutiny Panel Meetings
Scrutiny Panel meetings are usually held in public.
They give elected members, not on the Cabinet, an opportunity to
examine, discuss and make recommendations about significant issues
and decisions.
SCRUTINY PANEL 3-KEEP NORTHAMPTON TIDY
1.
Purpose/Objectives of the
Review
- To
undertake a review regarding implementing a 'Keep Northampton Tidy'
campaign with an accent on preserving wildlife and encouraging
children (and adults) to take an interest in their surroundings,
to include Community Clean Ups and 'Northampton in
Bloom.'
- A review
of the problem of littering and fly-tipping, particularly in
un-adopted roads and the gateways into the
town.
- To explore
opportunities to enhance the gateways into the
town.
2.
Outcomes Required
- To substantially
raise people’s awareness and appreciation of keeping
Northampton tidy and their role in this
- To continue to get
community groups involved in keeping Northampton tidy
- To ensure that
existing limited resources are utilised fully to raising
people’s awareness and appreciation of keeping Northampton tidy and their role in
this
- To identify areas
that have a detrimental effect on the image of the town
- To work with other
Agencies to minimise fly-tipping and littering and discourage this
taking place, as well as enhancing the gateways into the town
3.
Information Required
·
Background data such as:
The National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group –
Fly-tipping Framework: A National Framework for England for
tackling fly-tipping
Relevant Planning and Environmental
Legislation
Performance data and statistics regarding
fly-tipping
·
Relevant background reports
·
Best practice data, such as Local
Authorities and campaigns elsewhere
·
Desktop research
·
Evidence from expert internal
witnesses:
Ø
Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning
and Enterprise
Ø
Director for Regeneration, Enterprise and
Planning
Ø
Cabinet Member for Community
Engagement
Ø
Cabinet Member for Environmental
Services
Ø
Corporate Communications Unit,
NBC
Ø
Neighbourhood Wardens and Environmental
Health Manager, NBC
·
Evidence from expert external
witnesses
Ø
Enterprise Management Services
Ø
Northampton BID
Ø
Relevant National organisations, such as
Keep Britain Tidy
Ø
Environment Agency
Ø
The Canal & River Trust
Ø
Highways Authority, NCC
Ø
Highways Agency
Ø
Network Rail
Ø
Northants Police
Ø
Parish Councils
Ø
Relevant Service Directors –
Daventry District Council, South Northants and Wellingborough
Council
·
Site visits to the gateways to the
town
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
·
Site visits
5.
Methods Used to Gather
Information
- Minutes of
meetings
- Desktop
research
- Site
visits
- 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
Northampton Waste
Partnership Executive Officer to be approached to be co-opted to
this Review.
7 Community
Impact Screening Assessment
- A Community Impact Screening
Assessment to be undertaken on the scope of the Review
8 Evidence gathering
Timetable
May 2014
– March 2015
·
1 May
2014
- Scoping meeting
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·
24 July
- Evidence gathering
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·
17 September
- Evidence gathering
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·
16 October
- Evidence gathering
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·
26 November
- Evidence gathering
·
15 January 2015
- Evidence gathering
·
9
March
- Approval final report
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Various site visits will be programmed during this period, if
required.
Meetings to commence at 6.00 pm
9.
Responsible Officers
Lead Officers
Julie Seddon, Director of Customers and Communities
Steve Elsey, Head of Communities and Environment
Co-ordinator
Tracy Tiff, Scrutiny Officer
10.
Resources and Budgets
Julie Seddon, Director of Customers and Communities, and Steve
Elsey, Head of Communities and Environment, to provide internal
advice.
11.
Final report presented
by:
Completed by March 2015. 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 six months (December
2015/January 2016 )
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