Agenda

Agenda

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Note: This meeting has been cancelled at short notice due to illness (Covid-19). 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Disclosures of Pecuniary and Personal Interests

3.

Declarations - The Party Whip

4.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 287 KB

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

5.

Questions under Scrutiny Committee Procedure 11.16

No questions were submitted.

6.

Local Authorities Considered To Be Leaders in Waste Management

In accordance with the scrutiny scope document, to investigate other local authorities considered to be leaders in waste management and look at ways to apply to Charnwood, taking into account demographics.

 

Key task commenced at Panel meeting on 2nd February 2022 (top 5 performing authorities 2020-21 (England) considered).  To be completed at this meeting via further presentation of the Head of Cleansing and Open Spaces to provide information on performance of audit family of authorities like Charnwood, noting also (i) query as to whether lowest performing authorities were more likely to require separation/sorting of recycling by residents and (ii) useful to know characteristics of areas.

7.

New Research, Technology and Methods That Could Help Improve Recycling Rates

In accordance with the scrutiny scope document, to investigate new research, technology and methods that could help improve recycling rates.

 

Key task commenced at Panel meeting on 2nd February 2022 (suggestions from members of the Panel discussed).  To be completed at this meeting when the Head of Cleansing and Open Spaces and members of the Panel will report back on agreed investigations/enquiries, with a view to establishing suggestions that are viable as panel recommendations (see Waste Management Scrutiny Panel Minute 13 – 2nd February 2022).

8.

Draft Leicestershire Resources and Waste Strategy

In accordance with the scrutiny scope document, to consider the draft Leicestershire Resources and Waste Strategy 2022-2050.  

 

Presentation of the Head of Cleansing and Open Spaces.  In accordance with the Panel’s request, this was emailed to panel members following last meeting on 2nd February 2022, so that they could consider in advance of this meeting.  Panel was advised at the last meeting to look at 11 pledges in the Strategy and the collection options appraisal.

9.

Further Panel Meetings and Key Task Planning pdf icon PDF 156 KB

To schedule the key tasks in the scrutiny scope document to be considered at the next meeting of the Panel and to consider any work members of the Panel will undertake in advance of that meeting.

 

The scrutiny scope document, updated following the last Panel meeting and provisionally scheduling remaining key tasks, is attached.

 

Further scheduled meetings of the Panel are as follows (at 6.00pm):

 

26th April 2022

14th June 2022 (final meeting to agree Panel’s recommendations and report).