Every council with an
executive management structure has to have an overview and scrutiny
function. Somerset Council has appointed five scrutiny committees
to perform this function:
·
Adults and Health
·
Children and Families
·
Climate and Place
·
Communities
·
Corporate and Resources
The scrutiny committees each
fulfil a check and challenge function for decisions and policies
made by the Executive.
Climate and Place
Functional areas that are
the responsibility of the Committee are as follows:
Climate, Environment and Sustainability:
·
Carbon Neutrality
·
Climate Resilience and Adaptation
·
Renewable Energy
·
Country Parks, Local Nature Recovery Strategy, Local
Nature Reserves, AONB Partnerships (Countryside
Services)
·
Biodiversity (and net gain) and Ecology
·
Sustainability
·
Waste Service
·
Emergency Planning and Business
Continuity
·
Water Management
·
Flooding Response
·
Coastal Protection Authority
·
Somerset Rivers Authority
Infrastructure & Transport:
·
Highways Authority
·
Public Rights of Way
·
Parking
·
Active Travel
·
Traffic Management
·
Transport
·
Public Transport
·
Fleet Management
·
Contracted Transport
·
Strategic Transport Planning
·
Road Safety
·
Infrastructure Commissioning
Economy, Employment & Planning:
·
Economic Development
·
Planning (conservation, enforcement, DM, local plan,
waste and minerals, s106 allocations/CIL, Phosphates)
·
Affordable Housing and Enabling
·
City/Town Centre Management
·
Trading Standards (Devon partnership)
·
Skills
·
Education Business Partnership
·
Economic infrastructure , services and Innovation
Centres
·
Regeneration (non-housing)
·
Major Projects
·
Nuclear Power
·
Scientific Services
For further details, please
see the
Constitution or email Democratic Services on democraticservicesteam@somerset.gov.uk
