Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

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 democratic@somerset.gov.uk