Issue - meetings

Scott Thompkins presented the report, six of the 11 business measures were noted in the Q1 report; four were on track and two were not. KSI (killed or seriously injured) numbers had reduced from 103 to 66, reused, recycled and composted waste was at 52% which was on target. There was a reduction in burglary and violent crimes, but anti-social behaviour and fly tipping increased. The Home to School transport policy was not on track because of building provision within the county for the service to be local as children are currently transferred long distances. Scott Thompkins concluded that in March 2020, unemployment rates were on target with from 77% to 81% of people in Warwickshire being employed which was higher than the national average.

In response to Councillor Shilton’s fly-tipping concerns, Scott Thompkins clarified that fly-tipping and littering increased before the recycling centres were reopened. Councillor Heather Timms (Portfolio Holder for Environment, Heritage & Culture) added that fly-tipping will be discussed at the Warwickshire Waste Partnership meeting in September as it is a district and borough responsibility. The booking system at recycling centres was not the reason for the fly-tipping increase as the booking system was commended when installed at recycling centres. Increasing fines for fly-tipping will be reviewed.

Following a query from the Chair, Councillor Timms stated that people are ticked off when they arrive in their booking slot so it is known when people booked in do not turn up but they will look at collating this in the Waste Partnership meeting. Councillor Timms confirmed that all partners must be worked with regarding fly-tipping including districts, boroughs and the police.

Resolved:

That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee considers and comments on the progress of the delivery of the Council Plan 2020 - 2025 for the period as contained in the report.