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25 Feb 2026

10:30 am

Place Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 10.30 am

The Place Scrutiny Committee of Derbyshire Council was scheduled to discuss the development of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy for 2026-2030 and receive an update on the Planning Service. The committee was also due to review the Highways Policy Re...

19 Nov 2025

Place Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19 November 2025 10.30 am

The Place Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to confirm the minutes of a previous meeting and to receive a presentation on the council's preparedness for flooding and severe weather. The meeting was open to the public, who were allowed to submit quest...

24 Sep 2025

Place Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 10.30 am

The Place Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss the East Midlands Combined County Authority [^2] (EMCCA) and the transition of transport functions to it. The committee was expected to receive an update on the progress of EMCCA and the transfer...

23 Jul 2025

Place Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 23 July 2025 10.30 am

The Place Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to discuss an overview of the Place Department, the Highways function, and the proposed work programme for 2025-26. Presentations were planned to provide committee members with information on these topics. Public q...

About

Our Scrutiny Committees aim to improve the services that you use by monitoring the work of the county council and its local partners including local health services and making recommendations to improve the services that are provided.

 

Scrutiny committees also look at issues affecting the wider community in order to fulfil the council’s power to promote community wellbeing.

 

We have four scrutiny committees in place.

 

The committees are:  

·            People

·            Places

·            Resources

·            Health  

The Place Scrutiny is made up of nine members - six Reform UK, two Conservative and one Green.

Members

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Mark Chambers · Chairman
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Richard Smith · Vice-Chairman
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Alex Millward · Member
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David Harvey · Member
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Gez Kinsella · Member
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Jamie Hodgson · Member
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Joseph Turrell · Member
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Steve Bull · Member
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Susan Hobson · Member
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