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Overview and Scrutiny
Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee is chaired by Ken Browne and is made up of 12 members.

Cllr Browne Commentary


Cllr Ken BrowneThe Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee is committed to improving the environment through monitoring, reviewing and scrutinising the services delivered by the County Council and our partners, to the residents of Warwickshire. The committee covers a broad spectrum of issues relating to the environment, transport, highways, waste disposal, rural affairs, smallholdingsand sustainability, ensuring that our work contributes to the local, regional and national agendas.

The future work of the committee will continue to be informed by, and respond to central and local government legislation. Climate Change, Waste Management and Sustainable living will shape our programme of work alongside issues embodied within the Local Transport Plan and highways maintenance arrangements.


The main areas of work include:
maroon square bullet Environment and Transportmaroon square bullet Highways
maroon square bullet Public Transportmaroon square bullet Waste Disposal
maroon square bullet Environmental Issuesmaroon square bullet Sustainability
maroon square bullet Rural affairsmaroon square bullet Smallholdings and rural estates


Current Issues


Members of the committee have formed a small panel to investigate the viablity of a concessionary travel scheme for young people. The panel's work is ongoing being made more challenging by increases in the cost of public transport and changes to the arrangements for 14-19 education.

In November 2008 the committee considered the future of a proposal to develop a park and ride for Leamington and Warwick. It also gauged progress with the delivery of the Local Transport Plan. The provision of facilities for cyclists has been examined as has the financial position regarding the council's smallholdings.

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What has Scrutiny Achieved (In 2007/08)

The Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee has, at its meetings:

Explored with our partners the effect of climate change on water in Warwickshire. (Drainage, flooding and supply),

Worked to improve landfill diversion targets in the Council's Corporate Business Plan,

Debated the refurbishment of the Parade in Leamington Spa,

Worked to address poor repair times for streelights where the fault lay with the supply of power to lights,

Contributed to the development of a speed management strategy for the county.

Annual Report of the Environment OSC March 2008 - pdf, 357Kb

E-mail: scrutiny@warwickshire.gov.uk







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