45 Presentation - Dorset Council EU Exit Preparations PDF 179 KB
To receive a presentation
from the Executive Director of Place with regard to preparations being made by
Dorset Council in respect of EU Exit.
The presentation will be available at the meeting.
Minutes:
The committee received a presentation from the Executive Director of
Place, which set out the preparations being undertaken by Dorset Council in
respect of EU Exit. The update covered
the work that had been undertaken by the council and noted that an extension
for EU Exit had been granted until 31 January 2020.
It was reported
that in line with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s
approach, the Strategic and Tactical Groups set up by the council had been
paused. All structures in this area
would be reconvened in January 2020.
Councillors
considered the issues arising from the presentation and during discussion, the
following points were raised:
·
In
response to a question the Executive Director confirmed that scenarios would be
prepared for from the emergency control centre based at County Hall. Desktop exercises were undertaken and the
Executive Director was confident that the council had the resilience to deal
with events, including where there may be more than one incident
·
Work
had begun on the issues around recovery following response, which had included
discussion with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council on areas such as
support for economic development
·
Close
work was undertaken with the Police around social unrest issues, which was an
area led by the Police, supported by the council
·
A
discussion was held with regard to the EU Settlement Scheme and it was noted
that the Home Office had confirmed the
current scheme would be open until at least 31 December 2020. Relevant people could be advised to register
under the scheme if required and it was noted that Citizens Advice could assist
people to register
·
The
Chairman asked that a further update be provided at an appropriate time.