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4                   
Call-in of Executive
Director Decision in relation to Waste
Disposal Contract – Household Waste Recycling Centre
Efficiency Savings
 
The
Scrutiny Panel considered the grounds of a call-in request, in
respect of the final decision taken by the Executive Director
– for Place, Growth and Regeneration   on 16th August 2024
in relation
to the Waste Disposal Contract – Household Waste Recycling
Centre Efficiency Savings

RESOLVED: That the decision taken in relation to Waste
Disposal Contract – Household Waste Recycling Centre
Efficiency Savings be referred to the Decision Maker with
the following recommendations in relation to the areas of focus as
follows:

1.   
(Openness) That the Decision Maker be
requested to refer the matter to Cabinet for determination due to
the Panel’s view that there was a lack of openness and
understanding at the time when the delegation was made to the
Executive Director for Place Growth and Regeneration (Cabinet
9th April 2024) and it
wasn’t clear that closure of a site was an option being
considered.

2.   
(Consultation) The Panel resolved that
there was a lack of engagement with Ward Councillors and service
users and that more consultation with all relevant stakeholders
must take place in the future.

3.   
(Options) That all alternative options
and the reasons they were disregarded be shared as part of the
decision-making process in future.

The Panel also highlighted the following
learning points:

i.             
That consultation with ward members
should take place earlier in the process and in confidence, if
necessary, in future.

ii.           
That where information has been shared
outside of the control of the decision maker, that the decision be
paused to allow a consultation to take place if needed in
future.