Policy Review Update - Presentation
To receive a presentation from the Executive Director of Place in respect of the review of policies in the Place area for Dorset Council.
Minutes:
The Executive
Director of Place provided a presentation in respect of the review of policies
in the Place area for Dorset Council.
The presentation provided the context for the review and the importance
of undertaking a review, noted reviews required by the Order, work being
undertaken in Executive Advisory Panels and potential areas for review by
scrutiny. There were two main areas that
could potentially be reviewed by the Place Scrutiny Committee:
·
Regulatory – could be progressed as part of
the scrutiny work on enforcement
·
Waste and cleansing – awaiting outcome of
Government Waste and Resources Strategy and therefore could form part of future
work programme
Councillors
considered the issues arising from the presentation and during discussion the
following points were raised:
·
It was
felt that there would be merit in committee members having an appropriate form
of briefing or training prior to considering reports related to licensing
issues. This could be made available to
the wider Council membership
·
The
licensing policies would be in place by March 2021. The wider review of policies would be subject
to an operational timetable to be signed off by councillors. Statutory policies would be reviewed as a
priority
·
It was
important that policies were accessible to all
·
It was
highlighted that policies inherited from the former councils continued to be
fit and proper from a legal point of view.
The review would assist in standardising policies across the Dorset
Council area
·
The
Chairman noted that not all policies would come to committee and some may be
circulated to councillors electronically.